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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess: genotype is correlated with biochemical phenotype.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jun 1996
Mune T, White P C
Abstract excerpt
The syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess is a form of hypertension inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This disorder results from mutations in the HSD11K (HSD11B2) gene, which encodes the kidney isozyme of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. This enzyme converts active glucocorticoids such as cortisol and corticosterone to their inactive metabolites cortisone and 11-dehydrocorticosterone. An...
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