Genetic data related to sodium-regulating hormone may help explain hypertension risk

Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

New research points to the existence of a gene on chromosome 5 that influences how much aldosterone is produced — which may be excessive in African-descended populations.

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