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The codon 213 of the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene is a hot spot for mutations in apparent mineralocorticoid excess.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 1998
Rogoff D, Smolenicka Z, Bergadá I, Vallejo G, Barontini M, Heinrich J J, Ferrari P
Abstract excerpt
In the kidney, the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme (11betaHSD2) inactivates glucocorticoids to their inactive ketoforms and thus prevents endogenous glucocorticoids from occupying the nonselective mineralocorticoid receptor in epithelial tissues. Several mutations have been described in the 11betaHSD2 gene in the congenital syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess. These mutations generate...
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