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Inherited salt-losing tubulopathy: An old condition but a new category of tubulopathy.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Apr 2020
Nozu Kandai, Yamamura Tomohiko, Horinouchi Tomoko, Nagano China, Sakakibara Nana, Ishikura Kenji, Hamada Riku, Morisada Naoya, Iijima Kazumoto
Abstract excerpt
Bartter syndrome (BS) and Gitelman syndrome (GS) are syndromes associated with congenital tubular dysfunction, characterized by hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis. Clinically, BS is classified into two types: the severe antenatal/neonatal type, which develops during the fetal period with polyhydramnios and preterm delivery; and the relatively mild classic type, which is usually found during infancy with failure...
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