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Genetic analysis of Gitelman syndrome patients from the Czech Republic and Slovakia--three novel mutations found.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2006
Urbanová Markéta, Reiterová Jana, Rysavá Romana, Stekrová Jitka, Merta Miroslav
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BACKGROUND: To investigate the genetic cause of inherited hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis associated with Gitelman's syndrome, we searched for mutations in the SLC12A3 gene (thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter) among a set of patients from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. METHODS: We collected...
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