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Impaired protein stability of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2: a novel mechanism of apparent mineralocorticoid excess.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Apr 2007
Atanasov Atanas G, Ignatova Irena D, Nashev Lyubomir G, Dick Bernhard, Ferrari Paolo, Frey Felix J, Odermatt Alex
Abstract excerpt
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is a severe form of hypertension that is caused by impaired activity of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11beta-HSD2), which converts biologically active cortisol into inactive cortisone. Mutations in HSD11B2 result in cortisol-induced activation of mineralocorticoid receptors and cause hypertension with hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and suppressed...
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