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Genetic basis of clinical catecholamine disorders.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2002
Garland Emily M, Hahn Maureen K, Ketch Terry P, Keller Nancy R, Kim Chun-Hyung, Kim Kwang-Soo, Biaggioni Italo, Shannon John R, Blakely Randy D, Robertson David
Abstract excerpt
Norepinephrine and epinephrine are critical determinants of minute-to-minute regulation of blood pressure. Here we review the characterization of two syndromes associated with a genetic abnormality in the noradrenergic pathway. In 1986, we reported a congenital syndrome of undetectable tissue and circulating levels of norepinephrine and epinephrine, elevated levels of dopamine, and absence of...
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