Inherited forms of mineralocorticoid hypertension.

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Aldosterone plays an essential role in the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in the distal nephron. Monogenic forms of mineralocorticoid hypertension result from genetic defects leading to excessive production of aldosterone (or other mineralocorticoids) from the adrenal cortex or to illegitimate mineralocorticoid effects in the kidney. They are characterized in the majority of cases by early...

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