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Genetic screening for glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (GRA): experience of three clinical centres in Poland.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Adler Grazyna, Widecka Krystyna, Peczkowska Mariola, Dobrucki Tomasz, Placha Grzegorz, Drozd Radosław, Parczewski Miłosz, Januszewicz Andrzej, Gaciong Zbigniew, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (GRA), also known as familial hyperaldosteronism type I (FH-I, OMIM 103900), is a monogenic form of inherited hypertension caused by the presence of a chimaeric gene originating from an unequal cross-over between the CYP11B1 (11beta-hydroxylase) and CYP11B2 (aldosterone synthase) genes. The hybrid gene has the CYP11B1 sequence at the 5' end, including the promoter, and the...
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