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Phenotype and genotype analysis in Chinese patients with Gitelman's syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2005
Lin Shih-Hua, Shiang Jen-Chuan, Huang Che-Chung, Yang Sung-Sen, Hsu Yu-Juei, Cheng Chih-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation mutations of the luminal thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC) in the distal convoluted tubules or the basolateral chloride channel (CLCNKB) in the distal nephron are the most common genetic mutations in Gitelman's syndrome (GS) or Bartter's syndrome (BS). We conducted clinical and molecular studies in Chinese patients with GS or BS. Twenty patients with chronic hypokalemia (15 males and five...
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