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Hypomethylation of CYP11B2 in Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Dec 2016
Yoshii Yoko, Oki Kenji, Gomez-Sanchez Celso E, Ohno Haruya, Itcho Kiyotaka, Kobuke Kazuhiro, Yoneda Masayasu
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the DNA methylation levels of steroidogenic enzyme genes in aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and the effects of gene mutations in APA on the DNA methylation levels. DNA methylation array analysis was conducted using nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenoma (n=12) and APA (n=35) samples, including some with a KCNJ5 mutation (n=21), an ATP1A1 mutation (n=5), and without the...
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