Article
Gitelman syndrome.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 30 Jul 2008
Knoers Nine V A M, Levtchenko Elena N
Abstract excerpt
Gitelman syndrome (GS), also referred to as familial hypokalemia-hypomagnesemia, is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis in combination with significant hypomagnesemia and low urinary calcium excretion. The prevalence is estimated at approximately 1:40,000 and accordingly, the prevalence of heterozygotes is approximately 1% in Caucasian populations, making it one of the most frequent inherited renal...
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