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KCNJ5 mutation as a predictor for resolution of hypertension after surgical treatment of aldosterone-producing adenoma.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2018
Kitamoto Takumi, Omura Masao, Suematsu Sachiko, Saito Jun, Nishikawa Tetsuo
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of KCNJ5 mutations on the cure of hypertension in patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) after unilateral adrenalectomy. METHODS: Our study included 142 patients with APA, who were detected with an endocrinological abnormality and diagnosed with hypertension, as confirmed by pathological analysis. We sequenced KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, CACNA1D, and CTNNB1 from APA...
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