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Hyperaldosteronism, familial, type IV(HALD4)

MedGen UID:
934723
Concept ID:
C4310756
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: ALDOSTERONISM, PRIMARY, AND HYPERTENSION; FH IV; HALD4
 
Gene (location): CACNA1H (16p13.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014875
OMIM®: 617027

Clinical features

From HPO
Hypertensive disorder
MedGen UID:
6969
Concept ID:
C0020538
Disease or Syndrome
The presence of chronic increased pressure in the systemic arterial system.
Hyperaldosteronism
MedGen UID:
6960
Concept ID:
C0020428
Disease or Syndrome
Overproduction of the mineralocorticoid aldosterone by the adrenal cortex.
Elevated aldosterone:renin ratio
MedGen UID:
1052537
Concept ID:
CN377127
Finding
The ratio of aldosterone concentration to renin concentration is above the upper limit of normal. If aldosterone is expressed in ng/dl and plasma renin activity is expressed as ng/ml/hr, then values above 20 with aldosterone level above 15 are considered indicative of primary aldosteronism.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lenders JWM, Williams TA, Reincke M, Gomez-Sanchez CE
Eur J Endocrinol 2018 Jan;178(1):R1-R9. Epub 2017 Sep 13 doi: 10.1530/EJE-17-0563. PMID: 28904009Free PMC Article
Fernandes-Rosa FL, Boulkroun S, Zennaro MC
J Mol Endocrinol 2017 Jul;59(1):R47-R63. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1530/JME-17-0035. PMID: 28400483
Zennaro MC, Jeunemaitre X
Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2016 Jul;77(3):214-9. Epub 2016 Jun 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2016.02.006. PMID: 27315758

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Araujo-Castro M, Parra P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo CM, Manjón-Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Calatayud M, Furio Collao SA, Meneses D, Sampedro Nuñez M, Escudero Quesada V, Mena Ribas E, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Gonzalvo Diaz C, Lamas C, Del Castillo Tous M, Serrano Gotarredona J, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu FA
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1336306. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1336306. PMID: 38495792Free PMC Article
M-Osman MA, B-Abd-Elrehim GA, Abdelkreem E, Abosdera MM, Kassem MA
Turk J Pediatr 2023;65(4):611-619. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2022.688. PMID: 37661676

Diagnosis

Meyer LS, Reincke M, Williams TA
Exp Suppl 2019;111:213-243. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-25905-1_11. PMID: 31588534
Lenders JWM, Williams TA, Reincke M, Gomez-Sanchez CE
Eur J Endocrinol 2018 Jan;178(1):R1-R9. Epub 2017 Sep 13 doi: 10.1530/EJE-17-0563. PMID: 28904009Free PMC Article
Monticone S, Tetti M, Burrello J, Buffolo F, De Giovanni R, Veglio F, Williams TA, Mulatero P
J Hum Hypertens 2017 Dec;31(12):776-781. Epub 2017 Apr 27 doi: 10.1038/jhh.2017.34. PMID: 28447626
Fernandes-Rosa FL, Boulkroun S, Zennaro MC
J Mol Endocrinol 2017 Jul;59(1):R47-R63. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1530/JME-17-0035. PMID: 28400483
Asbach E, Williams TA, Reincke M
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2016 Jun;124(6):335-41. Epub 2016 May 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-105278. PMID: 27219889

Recent systematic reviews

Araujo-Castro M, Parra P, Martín Rojas-Marcos P, Paja Fano M, González Boillos M, Pascual-Corrales E, García Cano AM, Ruiz-Sanchez JG, Vicente Delgado A, Gómez Hoyos E, Ferreira R, García Sanz I, Recasens Sala M, Barahona San Millan R, Picón César MJ, Díaz Guardiola P, Perdomo CM, Manjón-Miguélez L, García Centeno R, Rebollo Román Á, Gracia Gimeno P, Robles Lázaro C, Morales-Ruiz M, Calatayud M, Furio Collao SA, Meneses D, Sampedro Nuñez M, Escudero Quesada V, Mena Ribas E, Sanmartín Sánchez A, Gonzalvo Diaz C, Lamas C, Del Castillo Tous M, Serrano Gotarredona J, Michalopoulou Alevras T, Moya Mateo EM, Hanzu FA
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1336306. Epub 2024 Mar 1 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1336306. PMID: 38495792Free PMC Article

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