. Male sexual development is affected in utero. Females appear normal at birth but have delayed puberty.
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME ) are autosomal recessieve form of laag-reninhypertensie, cause of hypertensie and hypokalaemia which answers to glucocorticoid treatment. The syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess is a rare form of severe juvenile hypertension that is usually transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. Patients with apparent mineralocorticoid excess have low or absent activity of the enzyme 11 beta OH steroid dehydrogenase, and inappropriately high intrarenal levels of cortisol resulting in Na+ retention and hypertension. Although apparent mineralocorticoid excess is presumed to reflect inappropriate cortisol occupancy of mineralocorticoid receptors, several features also suggest inappropriate occupancy of glucocorticoid receptors.