A novel genetic locus for low renin hypertension: Familial hyperaldosteronism type II maps to chromosome 7 (7p22)

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 831-835

  Lafferty, A R ^a   Torpy, D J ^b   Stowasser, M ^b   Taymans, S E ^a   Lin, J P ^c   Huggard, P ^b   Gordon, R D ^b   Stratakis, C A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldosterone; Chromosome 7; Familial hyperaldosteronism type II; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; RENIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING SYNDROME; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARKER GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

EID: 0033728248     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.37.11.831     Document Type: Article

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