Children after craniopharyngioma surgery are at risk of rapid weight gain and the development of metabolic syndrome. Further studies to better understand the mechanism are required to design effective treatment and prevention.

We report the first CYP11B2 defects in Southeast Asian families responsible for aldosterone synthase deficiency and identified a novel CYP11B2 mutation. However, the affected gene(s) responsible for primary hypoaldosteronism other than CYP11B2 remain to be determined.