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Inheritance of an autosomal recessive disorder, Gitelman's syndrome, across two generations in one family.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2011
Yagi Hiroki, Yahata Kensei, Usui Takeshi, Hasegawa Chinatsu, Seta Koichi, Sugawara Akira
Abstract excerpt
Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive disorder; it is rarely inherited over several generations. A 16-year-old boy showed hypokalemia and hypocalciuria. Clinically, he was diagnosed as GS because of diuretic responsiveness to furosemide but not thiazide. Genetic testing disclosed he was a compound heterozygote (T180K/V677M) for the SLC12A3 gene. Unexpectedly, the patient's father also showed...
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