A multinational project led by the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow has identified a genetic mutation, present in 40% of the population, which increases a person's chance of developing hypertension.
It is hoped the study, released yesterday, will help create new wonder drugs. Hypertension is a commonly inherited condition caused by a mix of genetic factors and the environment. However, the genes underlying this have proved difficult to identify.
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