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Resolution of hypertension during pregnancy in familial hyperkalemia and hypertension with the WNK4 Q565E mutation.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Feb 2005
Mayan Haim, Mouallem Meir, Shaharabany Miriam, Pauzner Rachel, Farfel Zvi
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OBJECTIVE: Secondary hypertension during pregnancy usually carries high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality rates. A rare form of monogenic hypertension is familial hyperkalemia and hypertension, which is caused by mutations in the kinases WNK1 or WNK4 and other unknown molecular defects. The purpose of the study was to examine the course of pregnancy in hypertensive women with familial hyperkalemia and...
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