ZBTB16, also known as promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF), is a transcription factor (TF) that is be related to cardiac hypertrophy and/or fibrosis associated with hypertension and connected to components of metabolic syndrome such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance via TNFA and IL697. The gene discussed is ZBTB16; the disease is hypertensive disorder.