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SUBMITTER: Precone V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7233634 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Precone Vincenza V Krasi Geraldo G Guerri Giulia G Stuppia Liborio L Romeo Francesco F Perrone Marco M Marinelli Carla C Zulian Alessandra A Dallavilla Tiziano T Bertelli Matteo M
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis 20190930 10-S
Hypertension is a significant public health problem. Thirty percent of cases are caused by a single genetic mutation. Hypertension is the predominant and usually the only manifestation in monogenic hypertension Monogenic hypertension may involve mineralcorticoid-dependent or -independent increase in Na+ transport. Diagnosis is based on routine physical examination, blood pressure measurement and laboratory analysis of renin, aldosterone, cortisol and potassium. Genetic testing is useful for conf ...[more]