Diagnosis of Liddle syndrome by genetic analysis of β and γ subunits of epithelial sodium channel - A report of five affected family members

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 885-889

  Gao, Ping J ^a   Zhang, Kui X ^a   Zhu, Ding L ^a,c   He, Xin ^a   Han, Zhan Y ^a   Zhan, Yi M ^a   Yang, Lian W ^b  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sanmenxia Hospital   (China)

^c Shanghai Institute of Hypertension   (China)

Author keywords

Epithelial sodium channel; Genetics; Hypertension; Liddle syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; PROLINE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIDDLE SYNDROME; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MONOGENIC DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035022425     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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