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A rare case of Gitelman's syndrome with hypophosphatemia.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 1 Apr 2009
Akhtar Naureen, Hafeez Farkhanda
Abstract excerpt
Gitelman's syndrome is a hereditary disorder occurring due to loss of functional mutations of the gene encoding the distal convoluted tubule sodium chloride cotransporter (NCCT) and is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. This case reports an adolescent girl presenting with episodes of carpopedal spasms and difficulty in walking with laboratory tests suggestive of...
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