Genetics of hypertension. Therapeutic implications.

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Essential hypertension affects approximately 20% of the adult population, and has a multifactorial origin arising from an interaction between susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The understanding of the molecular basis of essential hypertension may provide us with new and more specific pharmacological agents, and perhaps the ability to individualise treatment and maximise the reduction in risk of...

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