Elevated blood pressure: Our family's fault? The genetics of essential hypertension.

CONCLUSION: Genetic hypertension risk algorithms could be developed in the future but may be of limited benefit due to the multi-factorial nature of EH. With emerging technologies, like next-generation sequencing, more direct causal relationships between genetic and epigenetic factors affecting EH will likely be discovered creating a tremendous potential for personalized medicine using pharmacogenomics.
PMID: 24944762 [PubMed]

Source: World Journal of Cardiology - May 26, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Natekar A, Olds RL, Lau MW, Min K, Imoto K, Slavin TP Tags: World J Cardiol Source Type: research