Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome
Hansson J, Nelson-Williams C, Suzuki H, Schild L, Shimkets R, Lu Y, Canessa C, Iwasaki T, Rossier B, Lifton R. Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome. Nature Genetics 1995, 11: 76-82. PMID: 7550319, DOI: 10.1038/ng0995-76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAldosteroneAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCodonEpithelial Sodium ChannelsGene Expression RegulationGenesGenes, DominantHumansHypertensionHypokalemiaIon Channel GatingKidney Tubules, ProximalMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOocytesPedigreeRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReninSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsSodium, DietarySyndromeTerminator Regions, GeneticXenopus laevisConceptsLiddle's syndromeRenal epithelial sodium channelEpithelial Sodium Channel γ-SubunitSalt-sensitive formsChannel activityChannel γ subunitBlood pressureDietary saltEpithelial sodium channelHuman hypertensionSyndromeGenetic heterogeneityHypertensionSodium channelsIndependent roleConstitutive activationΓ subunitMendelian disordersNegative regulationMutationsLiddle’s syndrome: Heritable human hypertension caused by mutations in the ß subnit of the epithelial sodium channel
Shimkets R, Warnock D, Bositis C, Nelson-Williams C, Hansson J, Schambelan M, Gill J, Ulick S, Milora R, Findling J, Canessa C, Rossier B, Lifton R, Corvol P. Liddle’s syndrome: Heritable human hypertension caused by mutations in the ß subnit of the epithelial sodium channel. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 1995, 18: 592-594. PMID: 9221280, DOI: 10.1007/bf03349775.Peer-Reviewed Original Research