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Learning more about blood pressure
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Published on 05-11-10

EU-funded research led by the University of Glasgow and Istituto Auxologico Italiano of Milan opens the way to new prevention and treatment for high blood pressure (hypertension). The team discovered a new gene variant which lowers the risk of hypertension. 

The new variation is located in a gene which regulates the production by the kidney of uromodulin, a protein excreted in the urine. The research sheds new light on the role of uromodulin in the regulation of blood pressure.
    Learning more about blood pressure

    Learning more about blood pressure

    The study - one of the largest genetic studies ever done in this field, involving 40,000 people from eight European countries - was conducted as part of the InGenious HyperCare Project, an EU-funded international collaboration.

    One adult in four in the EU suffers from the condition which, as the most important cardio-vascular risk factor, is ultimately the leading cause of death worldwide. Individuals carrying the new variant were found to have 15% fewer strokes, myocardial infarctions and coronary deaths.

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