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Distinction between Liddle syndrome and apparent mineralocorticoid excess

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Monnens, L., Levtchenko, E. Distinction between Liddle syndrome and apparent mineralocorticoid excess. Pediatr Nephrol 19, 118–119 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-003-1311-1

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