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Two novel mutations of the CYP11B2 gene in a Japanese patient with aldosterone deficiency type 1.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2013
Kondo Eisuke, Nakamura Akie, Homma Keiko, Hasegawa Tomonobu, Yamaguchi Takeshi, Narugami Masahiko, Hattori Tetsuo, Aoyagi Hayato, Ishizu Katsura, Tajima Toshihiro
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Isolated hypoaldosteronism is a rare and occasionally life-threatening cause of salt wasting in infancy. A 2-month-old Japanese boy of unrelated parents was examined for failure to thrive and poor weight gain. Laboratory findings were hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, high plasma renin and low aldoster...
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