Genetics: Genetic factors in the regulation of blood pressure

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 716 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.150 Authors: Nicholette D. Palmer & Barry I. Freedman Three large-scale association studies provide insights into the genetic architecture of blood pressure regulation, identifying new common variants of modest effect and providing insights into the impact of rare and low-frequency variants. The findings suggest that newly identified variants act through indirect disease pathways and suggest targeting of causal networks might improve outcomes in patients with hypertension.
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