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Distal renal tubular acidosis and the potassium enigma.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 Nov 2006
Batlle Daniel, Moorthi K M L S T, Schlueter William, Kurtzman Neil
Abstract excerpt
Severe hypokalemia is a central feature of the classic type of distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA), both in hereditary and acquired forms. In the past decade, many of the genetic defects associated with the hereditary types of distal RTA have been identified and have been the subject of a number of reviews. These genetic advances have expanded our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that lead to distal RTA....
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