Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Identification of risk loci for primary aldosteronism in genome-wide association studies

  • Edith Le Floch,
  • Teresa Cosentino,
  • Casper K. Larsen,
  • Felix Beuschlein,
  • Martin Reincke,
  • Laurence Amar,
  • Gian-Paolo Rossi,
  • Kelly De Sousa,
  • Stéphanie Baron,
  • Sophie Chantalat,
  • Benjamin Saintpierre,
  • Livia Lenzini,
  • Arthur Frouin,
  • Isabelle Giscos-Douriez,
  • Matthis Ferey,
  • Alaa B. Abdellatif,
  • Tchao Meatchi,
  • Jean-Philippe Empana,
  • Xavier Jouven,
  • Christian Gieger,
  • Melanie Waldenberger,
  • Annette Peters,
  • Daniele Cusi,
  • Erika Salvi,
  • Pierre Meneton,
  • Mathilde Touvier,
  • Mélanie Deschasaux,
  • Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo,
  • Sheerazed Boulkroun,
  • Fabio L. Fernandes-Rosa,
  • Jean-François Deleuze,
  • Xavier Jeunemaitre,
  • Maria-Christina Zennaro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32896-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Detection of primary aldosteronism, the most common form of secondary arterial hypertension, is essential for targeted management and prevention of cardiovascular complications. Here, the authors identify genetic loci associated with primary aldosteronism, suggesting new mechanisms of disease.