Article
Bartter syndrome: an overview.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians - 1 Apr 2000
Amirlak I, Dawson K P
Abstract excerpt
The term Bartter syndrome denotes a group of renal diseases which share a common denominator of hypokalaemia and metabolic alkalosis. The patch-clamp technique has made possible the analysis of single ion channels, improving our understanding of the molecular physiopathology of all the 'Bartter-like' syndromes. Genetic mapping of each defect has further clarified the mutations involved and the possible modes of...
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