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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Primary aldosteronism is an important, potentially curable, form of hypertension. We examined the possible association between restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene and responsiveness of aldosterone to angiotensin II in 59 patients with primary aldosteronism due to aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA). Significant differences in the allelic frequencies of the BglI, TaqI and XhoI polymorphic sites at the ANP gene locus (chromosome 1; 1p36) between angiotensin II-unresponsive and angiotensin II-responsive tumors were observed. Variation in the ANP gene between the two groups may result in altered expression of ANP within the adrenal gland, and may contribute to the biochemical regulation of aldosterone production of these two subgroups of patients with APA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
204
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1312-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-8-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of restriction fragment length polymorphism at the atrial natriuretic peptide gene locus with aldosterone responsiveness to angiotensin in aldosterone-producing adenoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Hypertension Unit, Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't