Monogenic forms of mineralocorticoid hypertension: insights into the pathogenesis of ‘essential’ hypertension?

The purpose of this article is to review these ‘monogenic’ forms of mineralocorticoid hypertension, glucoc Corticoid-remediable hyperaldosteronism, Liddle’s syndrome and apparent mineralocortsicoid excess, and to discuss their significance to the broader population with essential hypertension.