GENETICS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: The expanding genetic horizon of primary aldosteronism.

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Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid hormone in humans and plays a key role in maintaining water and electrolyte homeostasis. Primary aldosteronism (PA), characterized by autonomous aldosterone overproduction by the adrenal glands, affects 6% of the general hypertensive population and can be either sporadic or familial. Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) and bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) are the two...

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