2005
Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms.
Nahed BV, DiLuna ML, Morgan T, Ocal E, Hawkins AA, Ozduman K, Kahle KT, Chamberlain A, Amar AP, Gunel M. Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2005, 57: 676-83; discussion 676-83. PMID: 16239879, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000175549.96530.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsRisk factorsIntracranial aneurysmsSubarachnoid hemorrhageUnruptured aneurysmsMinimal long-term morbidityHistory of hypertensionNormal blood pressureLong-term morbidityTertiary medical centerAge of patientsAnterior circulation aneurysmsPosterior circulation aneurysmsSignificant risk factorsSignificant independent predictorsRupture of IAsMortality of treatmentLogistic regression modelsSmall intracranial aneurysmsHypertensive patientsIndependent predictorsPosterior circulationBlood pressureAneurysm characteristicsCurrent guidelines
2001
Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases
Wilson F, Disse-Nicodème S, Choate K, Ishikawa K, Nelson-Williams C, Desitter I, Gunel M, Milford D, Lipkin G, Achard J, Feely M, Dussol B, Berland Y, Unwin R, Mayan H, Simon D, Farfel Z, Jeunemaitre X, Lifton R. Human Hypertension Caused by Mutations in WNK Kinases. Science 2001, 293: 1107-1112. PMID: 11498583, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 12Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17CytoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGenetic LinkageHumansHypertensionIntercellular JunctionsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIntronsKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, DistalMaleMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMolecular Sequence DataMutationMutation, MissensePedigreePhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismSequence DeletionSignal TransductionWNK Lysine-Deficient Protein Kinase 1Zonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsMajor public health problemPublic health problemRenal salt reabsorptionAntihypertensive drugsHuman hypertensionUnknown causeDistal nephronKidney segmentsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIHealth problemsSalt reabsorptionHypertensionWNK1 expressionNew targetsWNK kinasesTight junctionsType IISerine-threonine kinaseIntronic deletionWNK4WNK familyMutationsWNK1KinaseExcretion