Natural selection and local adaptation of blood pressure regulation and their perspectives on precision medicine in hypertension
Prevalence of hypertension (HTN) varies substantially across different populations. HTN is not only common – affecting at least one third of the world’s adult population – but is also the most important driver for cardiovascular diseases. Yet up to a third of hypertensive patients are resistant to t...
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Hoh B.-P.; Rahman T.A.; Yusoff K. 2-s2.0-85059888916 Natural selection and local adaptation of blood pressure regulation and their perspectives on precision medicine in hypertension 2019 Hereditas 156 10.1186/S41065-019-0080-1 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059888916&doi=10.1186%2fS41065-019-0080-1&partnerID=40&md5=caf9af594da494bdef0b4f6e4e643d2b Prevalence of hypertension (HTN) varies substantially across different populations. HTN is not only common – affecting at least one third of the world’s adult population – but is also the most important driver for cardiovascular diseases. Yet up to a third of hypertensive patients are resistant to therapy, contributed by secondary hypertension but more commonly the hitherto inability to precisely predict response to specific antihypertensive agents. Population and individual genomics information could be useful in guiding the selection and predicting the response to treatment – an approach known as precision medicine. However this cannot be achieved without the knowledge of genetic variations that influence blood pressure (BP). A number of evolutionary factors including population demographics and forces of natural selection may be involved. This article explores some ideas on how natural selection influences BP regulation in ethnically and geographically diverse populations that could lead to them being susceptible to HTN. We explore how such evolutionary factors could impact the implementation of precision medicine in HTN. Finally, in order to ensure the success of precision medicine in HTN, we call for more initiatives to understand the genetic architecture within and between diverse populations with ancestry from different parts of the world, and to precisely classify the intermediate phenotypes of HTN. © The Author(s). 2019. BioMed Central Ltd 180661 English Article All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access |
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Natural selection and local adaptation of blood pressure regulation and their perspectives on precision medicine in hypertension |
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Natural selection and local adaptation of blood pressure regulation and their perspectives on precision medicine in hypertension |
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Prevalence of hypertension (HTN) varies substantially across different populations. HTN is not only common – affecting at least one third of the world’s adult population – but is also the most important driver for cardiovascular diseases. Yet up to a third of hypertensive patients are resistant to therapy, contributed by secondary hypertension but more commonly the hitherto inability to precisely predict response to specific antihypertensive agents. Population and individual genomics information could be useful in guiding the selection and predicting the response to treatment – an approach known as precision medicine. However this cannot be achieved without the knowledge of genetic variations that influence blood pressure (BP). A number of evolutionary factors including population demographics and forces of natural selection may be involved. This article explores some ideas on how natural selection influences BP regulation in ethnically and geographically diverse populations that could lead to them being susceptible to HTN. We explore how such evolutionary factors could impact the implementation of precision medicine in HTN. Finally, in order to ensure the success of precision medicine in HTN, we call for more initiatives to understand the genetic architecture within and between diverse populations with ancestry from different parts of the world, and to precisely classify the intermediate phenotypes of HTN. © The Author(s). 2019. |
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