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A novel mutation in KCNJ1 in a Bartter syndrome case diagnosed as pseudohypoaldosteronism.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Aug 2007
Nozu Kandai, Fu Xue Jun, Kaito Hiroshi, Kanda Kyoko, Yokoyama Naoki, Przybyslaw Krol Rafal, Nakajima Toshihiro, Kajiyama Mizutaka, Iijima Kazumoto, Matsuo Masafumi
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Bartter syndrome (BS) is a genetic disorder with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and is classified into five types. One of these, type II BS (OMIM 241200), is classified as neonatal Bartter syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the KCNJ1 gene. Transient hyperkalemia and hyponatremia are usual...
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