Professor Ute Scholl discovers genetic cause of rare high blood pressure syndrome

(Berliner Institut f ü r Gesundheitsforschung / Berlin Institute of Health) Twenty-five years ago, an unusual inherited form of high blood pressure was first described in an Australian family. Its genetic cause, however, had remained elusive. Using modern sequencing methods, an international research team led by BIH Johanna Quandt Professor Ute Scholl has succeeded in detecting mutations in a new disease gene (CLCN2) -- present in this family and seven others -- that are responsible for the development of a familial form of hyperaldosteronism.

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news