Abstract
Primary aldosteronism is the most common form of secondary hypertension. Somatic mutations in KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, and CACNA1D are found in aldosterone-producing adenoma. In addition, adrenals with aldosterone-producing adenomas show cortical remodeling and frequently multiple secondary nodules. Our aim was to investigate whether different aldosterone-producing nodules from the same adrenal share the same mutational status. Aldosterone synthase expression was assessed in multinodular adrenals from 27 patients. DNA of 37 aldosterone-producing secondary nodules was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues and genotyped for KCNJ5, ATP1A1, ATP2B3, and CACNA1D mutations. Among 17 adrenals with a somatic mutation in the principal nodule, 4 showed the same mutation in a secondary nodule, whereas 10 had no mutation in any of the known genes. In 1 adrenal harboring the KCNJ5 p.Gly151Arg mutation in the principal nodule, the same mutation was present in 2 secondary nodules, but no mutation was found in a third nodule. Finally, in 2 adrenals with a CACNA1D mutation in the principal nodule, a KCNJ5 mutation was identified in the secondary nodule. Among 10 adrenals without mutations in the principal nodule, 1 carried a KCNJ...Continue Reading
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