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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess: report of six new cases and extensive personal experience.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Nov 2006
Morineau Gilles, Sulmont Véronique, Salomon Remi, Fiquet-Kempf Beatrice, Jeunemaître Xavier, Nicod Jérôme, Ferrari Paolo
Abstract excerpt
In mineralocorticoid target tissues such as the cortical collecting duct in the kidney, the enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11betaHSD2) is responsible for the peripheral inactivation of cortisol to cortisone, thereby protecting the mineralocorticoid receptor from inappropriate activation by cortisol. Mutations in the HSD11B2 gene cause the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, an...
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