Na, K, Rare Kidney Disease

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How Salt, Potassium Levels Are Moderated Revealed By Study Of Rare Kidney DiseaseDisease includes high potassium levels, low pH The study explores the mechanisms of a rare, inherited kidney disease called pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII). This disease is marked by hypertension, higher-than-normal levels of potassium, and low pH, acidic body fluids. In the 1980s, researchers in the School of Medicine at the Health Science Center published a paper on the disease's features in a San patient affected by the childhood form of PHAII. This paper was one of the first papers describing this disease in childhood. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240657.php