Researchers discover pump-induced disease mutation in Primary Aldosterone patients

This is a very insightful article that may explain why certain people get hyperaldosteronism-- the result of specific mutations of the Na/K pump found inside the tumors that induce primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome).

"Dylan J. Meyer, a TTUHSC Ph.D. candidate, along with his advisor, Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., associate professor at the TTUHSC Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, presented, in collaboration with Craig Gatto, Ph.D., at Illinois State University, a study of the functional effects of specific mutations of the Na/K pump found in tumors that induce primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)." 

Read the full article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-pump-induced-disease-underlying-molecular-mechanism.html