title: Low-renin hypertension of childhood.
abstract: Low-renin hypertension occurs in children as a result of several genetic mutations that cause mineralocorticoid excess or excess stimulation of the mineralocorticoid receptor. This article discusses the genetic disorders that cause low-renin hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1198, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Alan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Parsa
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: New
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D043204:Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome, Apparent / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012083:Renin