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Hypertension in the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess due to mutation of the 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene.
Lancet (London, England) - 13 Jan 1996
Stewart P M, Krozowski Z S, Gupta A, Milford D V, Howie A J, Sheppard M C, Whorwood C B
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BACKGROUND: 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD) catalyses the interconversion of hormonally active cortisol to inactive cortisone and is vital for dictating specificity for the mineralocorticoid receptor. Thus, in patients with congenital deficiency of 11 beta-HSD (the syndrome of...
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