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Hypertension pharmacogenetics and limitations in Africa - a focus on the ACE, AGTR1 and CYP2C9 genes.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Mar 2026
Gomera Rejoice T, van Hougenhouck-Tulleken Wesley, Brand Sarel J, van Niekerk Chantal, Outhoff Kim
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension affects approximately a billion people worldwide and is a major risk for adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes, particularly in the sub-Saharan African population. Only a small number of treated hypertensive patients achieve blood pressure control. Apart from factors such as poor medication adherence, the limited efficacy of some therapies could be attributed to inter-individual genetic...
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