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Effect of Hydrocortisone on Angiotensinogen (AGT) Mutation-Causing Autosomal Recessive Renal Tubular Dysgenesis.
Cells - 1 Apr 2021
Tseng Min-Hua, Huang Shih-Ming, Konrad Martin, Huang Jing-Long, Shaw Steven W, Tian Ya-Chung, Chueh Ho-Yen, Fan Wen-Lang, Wu Tai-Wei, Ding Jhao-Jhuang, Chiang Ming-Chou, Lin Shih-Hua
Abstract excerpt
We has identified a founder homozygous E3_E4 del: 2870 bp deletion + 9 bp insertion in AGT gene encoding angiotensinogen responsible for autosomal recessive renal tubular dysgenesis (ARRTD) with nearly-fatal outcome. High-dose hydrocortisone therapy successfully rescued one patient with an increased serum Angiotensinogen (AGT), Ang I, and Ang II levels. The pathogenesis of ARRTD caused by this AGT mutation and...
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