Loss of LGR4/GPR48 causes severe neonatal salt wasting due to disrupted WNT signaling altering adrenal zonation

Disorders of isolated mineralocorticoid deficiency, which cause potentially life-threatening salt-wasting crisis early in life, have been associated with gene variants of aldosterone biosynthesis or resistance; however, in some patients no such variants are found. WNT/β-catenin signaling is crucial...

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Published in:The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Main Authors: Cécily Lucas, Kay-Sara Sauter, Michael Steigert, Delphine Mallet, James Wilmouth, Julie Olabe, Ingrid Plotton, Yves Morel, Daniel Aeberli, Franca Wagner, Hans Clevers, Amit V. Pandey, Pierre Val, Florence Roucher-Boulez, Christa E. Flück
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical Investigation 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI164915