Molecular genetics of human hypertension

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For the past decade, hypertension research has shifted strongly in the direction of molecular genetics. The success stories are the monogenic hypertensive syndromes. Classic linkage analyses has located the responsible genes for glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, Liddle syndrome, and apparent mineralocorticoid excess. The genes have been cloned and their function elucidated. Other monogenic syndromes are...

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