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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Cardiol Rep. 2022 Jul 16;24(9):1189–1195. doi: 10.1007/s11886-022-01735-z

Table 2.

Genetic characteristics of familial hyperaldosteronism

Familial hyperaldosteronism Gene Clinical manifestations
Type I CYP11B1/CYP11B2 chimeric gene Glucocorticoid-suppressive hyperaldosteronism
Type II CLCN2 Early-onset PA
Type III KCNJ5 Two types: Mild PA (G151E, Y152C) Severe early-onset PA (T158A, I157S, E145Q, G151R)
Type IV CACNA1H Early-onset PA

PA, primary aldosteronism