Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism.

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Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism.

Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America - 1 Jun 1994

Dluhy R G, Lifton R P

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Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism (GRA) is an autosomal-dominant form of human hypertension. In GRA in which aldosterone secretion is positively and solely regulated by ACTH, glucocorticoid administration relieves this mineralocorticoid excess syndrome. Recent studies demonstrate that GRA i...

Topics

Aldosterone
Humans
Hyperaldosteronism
Hypertension
Mutation

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