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Genetic basis of Bartter syndrome in Korea.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Apr 2012
Lee Beom Hee, Cho Hee Yeon, Lee HyunKyung, Han Kyoung Hee, Kang Hee Gyung, Ha Il Soo, Lee Joo Hoon, Park Young Seo, Shin Jae Il, Lee Dae-Yeol, Kim Su-Yung, Choi Yong, Cheong Hae Il
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bartter syndrome (BS) is clinically classified into antenatal or neonatal BS (aBS) and classic BS (cBS) as well as five subtypes based on the underlying mutant gene; SLC12A1 (BS I), KCNJ1 (BS II), CLCNKB (BS III), BSND (BS IV) and CASR (BS V). METHODS: Clinico-genetic features of a nationwide cohort of 26 Korean children with BS were investigated. RESULTS: The clinical diagnosis was aBS in 8 (30.8%),...
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