Re: salt sensitivity gene study in 2006

[Guest guest]

I have been hearing stories for gene tests for salt sensitivity for 20 years.

Best and cheapest way to test is to eat a low sodium high K diet AKA DASH for 14

days. If BP does not go down you ate not salt sensitive or to be sure do Another

2 weeks. What could be easier cheaper and healthier.

May your pressure be low!

CE Grim MS, MD

Specializing in Difficult

Hypertension

On May 5, 2012, at 21:23, Two Harps <twoharps@...> wrote:

> New to this forum.

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> A 2006 study for salt sensitive genes at the University of VA -

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> http://oscar.virginia.edu/x6911.xml

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> Two quotes from the article -

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> “...the researchers found different genetic bases for low renin in

> the blood and for salt sensitivity.â€

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> “...The researchers also determined that the increase in subjects’

> blood pressure and inability to eliminate excess salt from their

> systems was directly related to how many variations were found in the

> participants' salt regulating genes, a phenomenon called a gene dosing

> effect. The more gene variants, the bigger the health problems.â€

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> Online I couldn't find an update about this 2006 study. So I called

> the U of VA for information. I found out that the gene test may be

> available in six months through a lab in VA.

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> Bea in Ohio

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