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Association studies between the HSD11B2 gene (encoding human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2), type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Apr 2002
Lavery Gareth G, McTernan Claire L, Bain Stephen C, Chowdhury Tahseen A, Hewison Martin, Stewart Paul M
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OBJECTIVE: Mutations in the HSD11B2 gene (encoding human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2) explain the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess where cortisol acts as a mineralocorticoid. A microsatellite marker within the HSD11B2 gene associates with salt sensitivity and hypertens...
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