aldosterone deficiency 2

Etiology

• developmental disorder of aldosterone deficiency.

Genetics

• autosomal recessive

Laboratory

• plasma aldosterone is low
• plasma 18-hydroxycorticosterone* is normal to high

* immediate precursor of aldosterone

More general terms

• developmental disorder of aldosterone deficiency

Additional terms

• aldosterone (Electrocortin, Aldocortin)
• hypoaldosteronism; mineralocorticoid deficiency

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/203400