Personal genetic-hypertension odyssey from phenotypes to genotypes and targets

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Title:	Personal genetic-hypertension odyssey from phenotypes to genotypes and targets
Creators Name:	Luft, F.C.
Abstract:	Hypertension requires increased systemic vascular resistance. Thus far, Mendelian hypertension-related genes are related to salt retention, an indirect regulatory effect. With the identification of mutated, overactive, PDE3A (phosphodiesterase 3A), we have uncovered a more direct vasoconstrictive mechanism. The autosomal-dominant syndrome features another specific phenotype, brachydactyly type E. Hypertension and the bony phenotype invariably occur together. We distinguished between these phenotypes by examining individual pedigrees. We implicated the gene encoding the parathyroid hormone-related peptide in the brachydactyly. We identified the hypertensive mechanisms as involving regulatory-region, gain-of-function, exon 4 rare pathogenic variants, in the cAMP-cGMP-catabolizing enzyme, PDE3A. We generated rodent models that recapitulate all human phenotypes. Comparisons not only allowed pathogenic insights into the human condition but also provided intervention models. Moreover, we identified rare pathogenic variants in exon 13 encoding the enzymatic pocket. These patients had identical phenotypes, also corroborated in a rodent model, which produced the same human phenotypes. These data could allow the differentiation between a target organ and blood pressure phenotype. The research allows visualization of enzymatic processes at the intracellular nanodomain level. The scope of this project has elucidated genetic mechanisms important to cartilage development, possibly cancer metastases, and findings relevant to cardiovascular regulation via systemic vascular resistance. For our team, the project was an educational/scientific adventure over a professional lifetime.
Keywords:	Brachydactyly, Genetics, Hypertension, Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases, Vascular Resistanc, Animals
Source:	Hypertension
ISSN:	0194-911X
Publisher:	American Heart Association
Volume:	81
Number:	12
Page Range:	2395-2406
Date:	December 2024
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.124.21714
PubMed:	View item in PubMed

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