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Monogenic Forms of Low-Renin Hypertension

Initially described in 1991 in 13 patients from five families whose primary hyperaldosteronism was not suppressed by a dexamethasone challenge (distinguishing it from FH-I), familial ...
Nature

Retention of heterozygosity at chromosome 7p22 and 11q13 in aldosterone-producing tumours of patients with familial hyperaldosteronism not remediable by glucocorticoids

You have full access to this article via your institution. Torpy DJ, Stratakis C . Linkage analysis of familial hyperaldosteronism type II—Absence of linkage to the gene encoding the angiotensin II ...
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Pregnancy normalized familial hyperaldosteronism type I: a novel role for progesterone?

Familial hyperaldosteronism type I (FH-I), also known as glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism, is caused by an unequal crossing‐over of the genes that encode the steroid 11β‐hydroxylase (CYP11B1) ...
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Professor Ute Scholl discovers genetic cause of rare high blood pressure syndrome

More than a billion people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension). Prolonged hypertension damages blood vessels, which can result in damage to the heart, the kidneys, and the brain.
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Scientists discover rare hypertension disease gene

More than a billion people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension). Prolonged hypertension damages blood vessels, which can result in damage to the heart, the kidneys, and the brain.
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Monogenic Forms of Low-Renin Hypertension

Primary hyperaldosteronism, commonly due to either an aldosterone-producing adrenal adenoma or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension. One report ...