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Trait

Increased blood pressure

Abnormal increase in blood pressure. An individual measurement of increased blood pressure does not necessarily imply hypertension. In practical terms, multiple measurements are recommended to diagnose the presence of hypertension.

HPO HP:0032263

Summary

Also called
Increased BP
Body system
Abnormality of the cardiovascular system

3 genes linked to Increased blood pressure

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Increased blood pressure is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
ERCC6ERCC excision repair 6, chromatin remodeling factorSometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
ERCC8ERCC excision repair 8, CSA ubiquitin ligase complex subunitSometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition
RNU7-1RNA, U7 small nuclear 1Sometimes (5–29%)In 1 condition

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Narrower traits

Broader traits

Abnormal systemic blood pressure

Where this comes from

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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