Article
The genetics of hypertension.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 1995
Thibonnier M, Schork N J
Abstract excerpt
In the past few years, a number of key insights have been made concerning the genetic basis of hypertension and blood pressure regulation. The genes responsible for two Mendelian forms of hypertension, glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism and Liddle's syndrome, were identified. In addition, re...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Animals
- Blood Pressure
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Glucocorticoids
- Humans
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Rats
- Receptors, Angiotensin