title: Genetics and hypertension.
abstract: Although it has long been appreciated that there is a genetic component to hypertension, it is only recently that specific genes are being identified. This progress is part of a general advancement of our understanding of common, genetically complex human diseases. This understanding will eventually affect clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48106, USA. aweder@umich.edu
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Weder
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011379:Prognosis; D021122:Protein Subunits
chemical_list: C454420:G-protein beta3 subunit; D021122:Protein Subunits; D004247:DNA; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins