Primary aldosteronism caused by a pI157S somatic KCNJ5 mutation in a black adolescent female with aldosterone-producing adenoma

Primary aldosteronism caused by a pI157S somatic KCNJ5 mutation in a black adolescent female with aldosterone-producing adenoma

Aldosterone-producing adenoma is a rare cause of hypertension in children. Only a limited number of cases of aldosterone-producing adenomas with somatic KCNJ5 gene mutations have been described in children. Blacks are particularly more susceptible to developing long-standing cardiovascular effects o...

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Main Authors: Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, Desmaré van Rooyen, William E. Rainey, Kazutaka Nanba, Amy R. Blinder, Radhakrishna Baliga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
primary aldosteronism
KCNJ5 mutation
aldosterone
pediatric hypertension
adrenal adenoma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.921449/full

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