Objective We propose to form a consortium of cardiovascular clinicians, molecular geneticists and epidemiologists to develop molecular markers of cardiovascular disease that will be used for diagnosis and prognosis in essential hypertension and its end-organ damage. The overall aim will be to use these markers as early diagnostic tests for the identification of high-risk populations and for designing new preventive and therapeutic measures. This project will combine high fidelity phenotyping, high throughput genotyping with 5000 single nucleotide polymorphisms and sophisticated statistical strategies. We will be able to identify genes causally related to hypertension and its complications and thus improve the ability of the European Community to introduce prophylactic and therapeutics measures to reduce the epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseasesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnucleotides Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-7. - Chronic and degenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes, cardivascular diseases and rare diseases Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW Address University avenue G12 8QQ Glasgow United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue d'ulm 3 adr 6 - paris saint-antoine collège 75005 Paris See on map KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address 49,herestraat 49 3000 Louvain / leuven See on map MAX DELBRUCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Robert-roessle-strasse 10 13092 Berlin See on map Queen Mary and Westfield College United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Mile end road E1 4NS London See on map UNIVERSITA VITA-SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via olgettina 58 20132 Milano See on map
