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[Mineralocorticoid resistance: pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Apr 2007
Fernandes-Rosa Fábio L, Antonini Sonir R R
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Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) is a rare genetic disease characterized by neonatal renal salt wasting, vomiting, dehydration and failure to thrive. Affected patients present hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, associated with high levels of plasma renin and aldosterone resulting from a renal or systemic resistance to aldosterone. The systemic form of PHA1 results in a severe phenotype, and high doses of salt...
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