Hypertension genetics past, present and future applications

Essential hypertension is a complex trait where the underlying aetiology is not completely understood. Left untreated it increases the risk of severe health complications including cardiovascular and renal disease. It is almost 15 years since the first genome‐wide association study for hypertension,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of internal medicine 2021-12, Vol.290 (6), p.1130-1152
Hauptverfasser: Olczak, Kaya J., Taylor‐Bateman, Victoria, Nicholls, Hannah L., Traylor, Matthew, Cabrera, Claudia P., Munroe, Patricia B.
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Zusammenfassung:Essential hypertension is a complex trait where the underlying aetiology is not completely understood. Left untreated it increases the risk of severe health complications including cardiovascular and renal disease. It is almost 15 years since the first genome‐wide association study for hypertension, and after a slow start there are now over 1000 blood pressure (BP) loci explaining ∼6% of the single nucleotide polymorphism‐based heritability. Success in discovery of hypertension genes has provided new pathological insights and drug discovery opportunities and translated to the development of BP genetic risk scores (GRSs), facilitating population disease risk stratification. Comparing highest and lowest risk groups shows differences of 12.9 mm Hg in systolic‐BP with significant differences in risk of hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction. GRSs are also being trialled in antihypertensive drug responses. Drug targets identified include NPR1, for which an agonist drug is currently in clinical trials. Identification of variants at the PHACTR1 locus provided insights into regulation of EDN1 in the endothelin pathway, which is aiding the development of endothelin receptor EDNRA antagonists. Drug re‐purposing opportunities, including SLC5A1 and canagliflozin (a type‐2 diabetes drug), are also being identified. In this review, we present key studies from the past, highlight current avenues of research and look to the future focusing on gene discovery, epigenetics, gene‐environment interactions, GRSs and drug discovery. We evaluate limitations affecting BP genetics, including ancestry bias and discuss streamlining of drug target discovery and applications for treating and preventing hypertension, which will contribute to tailored precision medicine for patients.  
ISSN:0954-6820
1365-2796
DOI:10.1111/joim.13352