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A new compound heterozygous mutation in the 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene in a case of apparent mineralocorticoid excess.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 1997
Kitanaka S, Katsumata N, Tanae A, Hibi I, Takeyama K, Fuse H, Kato S, Tanaka T
Abstract excerpt
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) characterized by early-onset hypertension and hypokalemia is due to congenital deficiency of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta HSD). Two isoforms of human 11 beta HSD are known, and the type 2 isoform (11 beta HSD2) has been recently shown to be responsible for AME. In this study we have analyzed the 11 beta HSD2 gene of a Japanese patient with AME. PCR...
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