Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy have participated in an international study of 200,000 Europeans which has identified 16 new genetic variations that affect blood pressure. The discovery, presented in Nature, is an important step towards better diagnostics and treatment.
The results, published in Nature, reveal 16 previously unknown genetic regions with interesting genes that regulate the body's blood pressure.
The study shows how important it is to analyse different measures of blood pressure. For example, pulse pressure is a marker of rigidity in the arteries carrying blood from the heart to the body, and different genes seem to control different aspects of blood pressure.
Makes me wonder if we should record such data from personal measurements.
Link to Nature article:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10405.html
http://www.sahlgrenska.gu.se/englis...s_Detail/?languageId=100001&contentId=1039050
The results, published in Nature, reveal 16 previously unknown genetic regions with interesting genes that regulate the body's blood pressure.
The study shows how important it is to analyse different measures of blood pressure. For example, pulse pressure is a marker of rigidity in the arteries carrying blood from the heart to the body, and different genes seem to control different aspects of blood pressure.
Makes me wonder if we should record such data from personal measurements.
Link to Nature article:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature10405.html
http://www.sahlgrenska.gu.se/englis...s_Detail/?languageId=100001&contentId=1039050
