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Novel mutations in the SLC12A3 gene causing Gitelman's syndrome in Swedes.
DNA sequence : the journal of DNA sequencing and mapping - 1 Oct 2007
Fava Cristiano, Montagnana Martina, Rosberg Lena, Burri Philippe, Jönsson Anders, Wanby Pär, Wahrenberg Hans, Hulthén U Lennart, Aurell Mattias, Guidi Gian Cesare, Melander Olle
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PURPOSE: Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder due to loss of function mutations in the SLC12A3 gene encoding the Na-Cl co-transporter (NCCT), the target of thiazide diuretics. The defective function of the NCCT, which normally is expressed in the apical membrane of the distal convolute tubule in the kidney, leads to mild hypotension, hypokalemia, hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism,...
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