Common Genetic Mutation Increases Sodium Retention, Blood Pressure (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Common Genetic Mutation Increases Sodium Retention, Blood Pressure

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Dr. William E. Rainey confers with Dr. Silvia Monticone, a physician scientist at the University of Torino, Italy. Monticone worked with Rainey for a year in his laboratory at Georgia Health Sciences University on research linking a genetic mutation found in some adrenal gland tumors to increased sodium retention and worsening blood pressure in patients.

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Phil Jones, GHSU Photographer

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