Gene responsible for hypertension, brachydactyly identified
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Individuals with a newly discovered altered gene have hereditary hypertension and a skeletal malformation, brachydactyly type E, which is characterized by unusually short fingers and toes, scientists report. The effect on blood pressure is so serious that -- if left untreated -- it most often leads to death before age fifty.