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A particular phenotype in a girl with aldosterone synthase deficiency.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2004
Williams Tracy A, Mulatero Paolo, Bosio Maurizio, Lewicka Sabina, Palermo Mario, Veglio Franco, Armanini Decio
Abstract excerpt
Aldosterone synthase deficiency (ASD) usually presents in infancy as a life-threatening electrolyte imbalance. A 4-wk-old child of unrelated parents was examined for failure to thrive and salt-wasting. Notable laboratory findings were hyperkalemia, high plasma renin, and low-normal aldosterone levels. Urinary metabolite ratios of corticosterone/18-hydroxycorticosterone and 18-hydroxycorticosterone/aldosterone...
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