A Case of Severe Hyperaldosteronism Caused by a De Novo Mutation Affecting a Critical Salt Bridge Kir3.4 Residue
Author(s) -
Silvia Monticone,
Sascha Bandulik,
Julia Stindl,
Mihail Zilbermint,
И. И. Дедов,
Paolo Mulatero,
Michael Allgäeuer,
ChyiChia Richard Lee,
Constantine A. Stratakis,
Tracy Ann Williams,
Anatoly Tiulpakov
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-3636
Subject(s) - hyperaldosteronism , salt bridge , residue (chemistry) , bridge (graph theory) , salt (chemistry) , chemistry , medicine , aldosterone , biochemistry , organic chemistry , mutant , gene
Familial hyperaldosteronism type III (FH-III) is a rare and clinically heterogeneous condition, that can display mild as well as severe phenotypes. Point mutations in the KCNJ5 gene, affecting the ion selectivity of the inward rectifier K(+) channel 4 (Kir3.4), underlie the molecular basis of FH-III.
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