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Genotype-Specific Steroid Profiles Associated With Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jan 2016
Williams Tracy Ann, Peitzsch Mirko, Dietz Anna S, Dekkers Tanja, Bidlingmaier Martin, Riester Anna, Treitl Marcus, Rhayem Yara, Beuschlein Felix, Lenders Jacques W M, Deinum Jaap, Eisenhofer Graeme, Reincke Martin
Abstract excerpt
Primary aldosteronism comprises 2 main subtypes: unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. Somatic KCNJ5 mutations are found in APA at a prevalence of around 40% that drive and sustain aldosterone excess. Somatic APA mutations have been described in other genes (CACNA1D, ATP1A1, and ATP2B3) albeit at a lower frequency. Our objective was to identify genotype-specific steroid...
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