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Two novel mutations of thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotrans porter (TSC) gene in two sporadic Japanese patients with Gitelman syndrome.
Endocrine journal - 1 Feb 2002
Tajima Toshihiro, Kobayashi Yuichi, Abe Shuji, Takahashi Michiko, Konno Mutsuko, Nakae Jun, Okuhara Kouji, Satoh Kouhei, Ishikawa Takeshi, Imai Toshio, Fujieda Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Gitelman syndrome is a renal disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypocalciuria due to the defective tubular reabsorption of magnesium and potassium. This disease is caused by mutations of thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (TSC) gene. Gitelman syndrome is usually distinguished from Bartter syndrome by the presence of both hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. However, a...
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