Genes Affect Blood Pressure Treatment

People with certain gene variations may do better with different blood pressure drugs, a study suggests. Researchers looked at data from a previous study. It included more than 38,000 people. People were randomly assigned to take a blood pressure drug. Some people had variations in a gene called NPPA. People with one version of the gene ended up with lower blood pressure if they took a diuretic drug. People with a different version of the gene did better with a calcium channel blocker. The study appeared January 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.