Researchers identify common gene variant linked to high blood pressure

Monday, December 29, 2008 - 17:42 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a common gene variant that appears to influence people's risk of developing high blood pressure, according to the results of a study being published online Dec. 29, 2008 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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