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Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research 6/2018

01-12-2018 | Editorial

A novel autosomal recessive orthostatic hypotension syndrome: and other updates on recent autonomic research

Authors: Mitchell G. Miglis, Srikanth Muppidi

Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 6/2018

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The differential diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension (OH) is broad, however once a neurogenic source is suspected, the differential narrows considerably. Genetic causes represent a rare but important form of OH that typically manifest early in childhood. The classic genetic syndrome of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) is dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH) deficiency, in which this crucial enzyme cannot convert dopamine to norepinephrine, leading to sympathetic failure. …
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Title
A novel autosomal recessive orthostatic hypotension syndrome: and other updates on recent autonomic research
Authors
Mitchell G. Miglis
Srikanth Muppidi
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Autonomic Research / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0959-9851
Electronic ISSN: 1619-1560
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-018-0578-z

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