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A case of antenatal Bartter syndrome with sensorineural deafness.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Oct 2010
Lee Hyun Seung, Cheong Hae Il, Ki Chang-Seok
Abstract excerpt
Bartter syndrome type IV, also known as Bartter syndrome with sensorineural deafness (BSND), is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the BSND gene, which encodes barttin, an accessory subunit of chloride channels located in the kidney and inner ear. Patients with BS IV have a highly variable clinical phenotype. This report concerns a Korean male patient with antenatal Bartter syndrome due to a homozygous BSND...
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