L was responsible for more cases of hypertension than previously thought. PAL affects the lives of possibly more than 300,000 Australian aged between 20 and 80, about 10% of all hypertension sufferers. The surgical treatment is available to around one third of people with PAL. When only one of the two adrenal glands is overactive, it can be safely removed, curing or greatly improving the condition.

These researchers have also turned their attention to the possibility of a genetic cure for the condition. They have narrowed the cause of the condition in some cases to a single chromosome which could lead to a more streamlined diagnosis and even a cure by silencing the gene responsible.

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Contact: Marlene McKendry
61-733-464-713
Research Australia
17-Apr-2007

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