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Genetic background of HSH in three Polish families and a patient with an X;9 translocation.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2006
Jalkanen Reetta, Pronicka Ewa, Tyynismaa Henna, Hanauer Andre, Walder Roxanne, Alitalo Tiina
Abstract excerpt
Hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia (HSH) is a rare inherited disease, characterised by neurological symptoms, such as tetany, muscle spasms and seizures, due to hypocalcemia. It has been suggested that HSH is genetically heterogeneous, but only one causative gene, TRPM6, on chromosome 9 has so far been isolated. We have now studied the genetic background of HSH in four Polish patients belonging to three...
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