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Structural analysis and evaluation of the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11beta-HSD2) gene in human essential hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Nov 1998
Brand E, Kato N, Chatelain N, Krozowski Z S, Jeunemaitre X, Corvol P, Plouin P F, Cambien F, Pascoe L, Soubrier F
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Mutations of the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11beta-HSD2) gene cause the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, a rare autosomal recessive form of hypertension. We therefore investigated the question of whether variants of the 11beta-HSD2 gene can contribute to genetic susceptibility to essential hypertension. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We performed a linkage study in 162 French...
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