Old and new genes in primary aldosteronism.

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Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common form of secondary hypertension affecting 5%-10% of patients with arterial hypertension. In PA, high blood pressure is associated with high aldosterone and low renin levels, and often hypokalemia. In a majority of cases, autonomous aldosterone production by the adrenal gland is caused by an aldosterone producing adenoma (APA) or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH)....

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