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A de novo unequal cross-over mutation between CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 genes causes familial hyperaldosteronism type I.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Feb 2011
Carvajal C A, Stehr C B, González P A, Riquelme E M, Montero T, Santos M J, Kalergis A M, Fardella C E
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UNLABELLED: Familial hyperaldosteronism type I (FH-I) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by an unequal cross-over of the gene encoding steroid 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) and aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2), giving rise to a chimeric CYP11B1/CYP11B2 gene that displays aldosterone synthase acti...
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