Liddle's syndrome

noun

An autosomal-dominant genetic disorder characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone.

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Meanings

nounLiddle's syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn autosomal-dominant genetic disorder characterized by early, and frequently severe, high blood pressure associated with low plasma renin activity, metabolic alkalosis, low blood potassium, and normal to low levels of aldosterone.

Origin

Named after American endocrinologist Grant Liddle, who described it in 1963.

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