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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess and the long term treatment of genetic hypertension.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2017
Razzaghy-Azar Maryam, Yau Mabel, Khattab Ahmed, New Maria I
Abstract excerpt
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is a genetic disorder causing severe hypertension, hypokalemia, and hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism owing to deficient 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 (11βHSD2) enzyme activity. The 11βHSD2 enzyme confers mineralocorticoid receptor specificity for aldosterone by converting cortisol to its inactive metabolite, cortisone and inactivating the...
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