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30 YEARS OF THE MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR: Mineralocorticoid receptor mutations.
The Journal of endocrinology - 1 Jul 2017
Zennaro Maria-Christina, Fernandes-Rosa Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) are key elements for maintaining fluid and electrolyte homeostasis as well as regulation of blood pressure. Loss-of-function mutations of the MR are responsible for renal pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1), a rare disease of mineralocorticoid resistance presenting in the newborn with weight loss, failure to thrive, vomiting and dehydration, associated with...
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