Liddle's syndrome

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Liddle's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. 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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