title: Clinical characteristics of somatic mutations in Chinese patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma.
abstract: Recent studies have shown that somatic mutations in the KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, and CACNA1D genes are associated with the pathogenesis of aldosterone-producing adenoma. Clinical profile and biochemical characteristics of the mutations in Chinese patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma remain unclear. In this study, we performed DNA sequencing in 168 Chinese patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma and found 129 somatic mutations in KCNJ5, 4 in ATP1A1, 1 in ATP2B3, and 1 in CACNA1D. KCNJ5 mutations were more prevalent in female patients and were associated with larger adenomas, higher aldosterone excretion, and lower minimal serum K(+) concentration. More interestingly, we identified a novel somatic KCNJ5 mutation (c.445-446insGAA, p.T148-T149insR) that could enhance CYP11B2 mRNA upregulation and aldosterone release. This mutation could also cause membrane depolarization and intercellular Ca(2+) increase. In conclusion, somatic KCNJ5 mutations are conspicuously more popular than mutations of other genes in aldosterone-producing adenomas of Chinese patients. The T148-T149insR mutation in KCNJ5 may influence K(+) channel selectivity and autonomous aldosterone production.
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Fang-Fang
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Ai-Fang
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Jing-Rong
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Wen-Long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Zhou-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Yi-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Ji-Guang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.).
authors.forename: Ding-Liang
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: From the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension and Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.); Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (F.-F.Z., J.-R.L., K.Z., P.-J.G.); Shanghai Institute of Hypertension (F.-F.Z., L.-M.Z., J.C., J.-G.W., D.-L.Z., P.-J.G.), Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism (A.-F.N., X.-Y.L.), and Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital (W.-L.Z., Z.-J.S.), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Y.-C.Z.). gaopingjin@sibs.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Ping-Jin
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D051676:G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000235:genetics; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: C472073:CACNA1D protein, human; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D051676:G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels; C484274:KCNJ5 protein, human; D000450:Aldosterone; C499076:ATP1A1 protein, human; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; C506962:ATP2B3 protein, human; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium
keywords: KCNJ5; aldosterone; hypertension; potassium channel; somatic mutation