Scientists find gene variant associated with reduced risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 06:30
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hypertension is the leading contributor to global mortality, and is known to depend on the interaction of environmental and heritable factors. However, the genetic variations identified so far only explain 1-2% of the difference in blood pressure in the population, suggesting the presence of many more variations yet to be discovered.