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Lanosterol Synthase Gene Polymorphisms and Changes in Endogenous Ouabain in the Response to Low Sodium Intake.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Feb 2016
Lanzani Chiara, Gatti Guido, Citterio Lorena, Messaggio Elisabetta, Delli Carpini Simona, Simonini Marco, Casamassima Nunzia, Zagato Laura, Brioni Elena, Hamlyn John M, Manunta Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Circulating levels of endogenous ouabain (EO), a vasopressor hormone of adrenocortical origin, are increased by sodium depletion. Furthermore, lanosterol synthase, an enzyme involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, has a missense polymorphism (rs2254524 V642L) that affects EO biosynthesis in adrenocortical cells. Here, we investigated the hypothesis that lanosterol synthase rs2254524 alleles in vivo impact the blood...
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