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Gitelman's syndrome: report of one case.
Acta paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan er ke yi xue hui za zhi - 1 Jan 2000
Chan Chan-Fai, Mu Shu-Chi, Lau Beng-Huat, Chang Chi-Jen, Lin Shin-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria. It is primarily caused by inactivating mutations of the SLC12A3 gene encoding the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) on the apical membrane of distal convoluted tubule. We report an eight-year-old girl with incidental hypokalemia prior to...
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