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Evaluating PVALB as a candidate gene for SLC12A3-negative cases of Gitelman's syndrome.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Oct 2008
Riveira-Munoz Eva, Devuyst Olivier, Belge Hendrica, Jeck Nikola, Strompf Laurence, Vargas-Poussou Rosa, Jeunemaître Xavier, Blanchard Anne, Knoers Nine V, Konrad Martin, Dahan Karin
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BACKGROUND: Loss-of-function mutations in SLC12A3 coding for the thiazide-sensitive NaCl cotransporter (NCC) cause Gitelman's syndrome (GS), a recessively inherited salt-losing tubulopathy. Most GS patients are compound heterozygous. However, up to 30% of GS patients carry only a single mutant al...
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