Open AccessGene-environment interactions between polymorphic loci of MMPs and obesity in essential hypertension in women.
Author(s) -
Maria Moskalenko,
Alexey Polonikov,
И. Н. Сорокина,
T. I. Yakunchenko,
Yevgeniy Nikolayevich Krikun,
Irina Ponomarenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl10236
Subject(s) - genetics , obesity , gene , matrix metalloproteinase , essential hypertension , biology , medicine , blood pressure
The prevalence of essential hypertension (ЕH) is increasing every year, both in Russia and around the world. Genetic and environmental risk factors are involved in the development of hypertension, and obesity plays an important role. Therefore, the study of gene-ecological interactions in the development of hypertension seems to be relevant.