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Intrafamilial phenotype variability in patients with Gitelman syndrome having the same mutations in their thiazide-sensitive sodium/chloride cotransporter.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Feb 2004
Lin Shih-Hua, Cheng Nai-Lin, Hsu Yu-Juei, Halperin Mitchell L
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BACKGROUND: Gitelman syndrome (GS) most often results from mutations in the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC). Although the severity of symptoms may vary in patients who have the same mutations, a markedly different clinical presentation in family members with identical mutations is truly rare. METHODS: Five patients (3 women and 2 men) belonging to 2 unrelated Chinese families were...
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