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Essential hypertension illustrates the formidable task presented by the identification of genetic determinants of common disease. Making an initial genetic inference may prove difficult enough; the subsequent demonstration of functional significance at various levels of biological integration may be even more challenging. We review three instances in which an initial genetic inference has led to the development of testable hypotheses pursued at increasingly higher levels of biological organization. These include the adducin, the G protein β3 subunit, and the angiotensinogen hypotheses.
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Received: February 19, 2001 / Accepted: March 5, 2001
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Lalouel, JM., Rohrwasser, A. Development of genetic hypotheses in essential hypertension. J Hum Genet 46, 299–306 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380170063
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