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Hypokalemic paralysis due to Gitelman syndrome: a family study.
Neurology - 26 Sept 2006
Ng H-Y, Lin S-H, Hsu C-Y, Tsai Y-Z, Chen H-C, Lee C-T
Abstract excerpt
Hypokalemic paralysis is rarely seen as the presenting feature in patients with Gitelman syndrome. We report a Chinese man who presented with periodic paralysis, in whom molecular analysis revealed compound heterozygous inheritance of three mutations of the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter. Family history revealed intrafamilial variation in phenotypes. Gitelman syndrome should be considered as a...
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