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Novel NCCT gene mutations as a cause of Gitelman's syndrome and a systematic review of mutant and polymorphic NCCT alleles.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2002
Reissinger Annette, Ludwig Michael, Utsch Boris, Prömse Astrid, Baulmann Johannes, Weisser Burkhard, Vetter Hans, Kramer Herbert J, Bokemeyer Dirk
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria and these phenotypic features have been shown to be attributable to mutations in the gene encoding the thiazide-sensitive Na/Cl cotransporter (NCCT). Until now, 55 different mutations have been reported and most of the families affected with GS exhibit autosomal recessive inheritance....
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