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The pharmacological characteristics of molecular-based inherited salt-losing tubulopathies.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2010
Nozu Kandai, Iijima Kazumoto, Kanda Kyoko, Nakanishi Koichi, Yoshikawa Norishige, Satomura Kenichi, Kaito Hiroshi, Hashimura Yuya, Ninchoji Takeshi, Komatsu Hiroshi, Kamei Koichi, Miyashita Ritsuko, Kugo Masaaki, Ohashi Hiroshi, Yamazaki Hajime, Mabe Hiroyo, Otsubo Asa, Igarashi Takashi, Matsuo Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Our understanding of inherited salt-losing tubulopathies has improved with recent advances in molecular genetics. However, the terminology of Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome does not always accurately reflect their pathophysiological basis or clinical presentation, and some patients are difficult to diagnose from their clinical presentations. OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we conducted molecular...
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