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SNP's and its correlation with hypertension: A comprehensive review
Manohar Murugan1, Karthikeyan Ramalingam2, M Nazzuredin3, Hussain Ahmed Rashed1, Ganesh Punamalai4
1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
2 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya
3 Department of Microbiology, Kasturi Ram College, Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Department of Environmental Microbiology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Manohar Murugan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sebha University, Sebha
Libya
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Hypertension is a growing global problem, which mostly affects the adults. It is a risk factor for death from stroke, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and progressive renal damage. These diseases are responsible for considerable morbidity and high mortality rate. Human essential hypertension (EH) is a complex and multifactorial trait influenced by environmental and genetic determinants. Early detection of genetic predisposition in hypertensive patients will enable prompt treatment and avoidance of complications. The use of SNPs in genetic disease detection is facilitated by the recent discovery of more than 4 million SNPs in the human genome that have the potential to be a rich source of genetic markers to establish genetic linkage and as indicators of disease. Such genetic research will open the new frontiers in diagnosis and treatment of diseases like hypertension. |
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