The Claim
In hypertensive Caucasians, homozygosity for the major alleles of SGK1 SNPs rs2758151 and rs9402571 is associated with a 2.18-fold increased odds of low-renin essential hypertension and a 1.56-fold increased odds of non-modulating hypertension, suggesting these variants may define genetic subtypes of salt-sensitive hypertension characterized by impaired renin suppression and blunted aldosterone modulation.
What the research says
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People of Caucasian descent with high blood pressure who have two copies of certain gene versions may be more likely to have a type of high blood pressure that doesn’t respond well to the body’s normal salt-control system, and this could mean their condition is driven by how their genes affect salt and hormone balance.
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In hypertensive Caucasians, homozygosity for the major alleles of SGK1 SNPs rs2758151 and rs9402571 is associated with a 2.18-fold increased odds of low-renin essential hypertension and a 1.56-fold increased odds of non-modulating hypertension, suggesting these variants may define genetic subtypes of salt-sensitive hypertension characterized by impaired renin suppression and blunted aldosterone modulation.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that certain gene versions in hypertensive white people make their blood pressure rise more when they eat salty food and cause their body to not properly lower a key blood pressure hormone (renin) when salt is low — exactly what the claim says.
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