Article
Familial hyperaldosteronism.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2001
Stowasser M, Gordon R D
Abstract excerpt
Primary aldosteronism (PAL) may be as much as ten times more common than has been traditionally thought, with most patients normokalemic. The study of familial varieties has facilitated a fuller appreciation of the nature and diversity of its clinical, biochemical, morphological and molecular aspects. In familial hyperaldosteronism type I (FH-I), glucocorticoid-remediable PAL is caused by inheritance of an...
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