Article
Genes, hypertension, and intermediate phenotypes.
Current opinion in cardiology - 1 Sept 1996
Hollenberg N K
Abstract excerpt
Although it has been recognized for almost 70 years that there is a substantial genetic component to the pathogenesis of hypertension, only recently have systematic efforts been made to identify the responsible genetically determined mechanisms. In the case of several rare syndromes, spectacular...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Genes, Dominant
- Humans
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypertension
- Nitric Oxide Synthase
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Racial Groups
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Syndrome