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Type 2 diabetes mellitus caused by Gitelman syndrome-related hypokalemia: A case report.
Medicine - 17 Jul 2020
He Guangyu, Gang Xiaokun, Sun Zhonghua, Wang Ping, Wang Guixia, Guo Weiying
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INTRODUCTION: Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal-recessive disease caused by SLC12A3 gene mutations. It is characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis in combination with hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. Recently, patients with GS are found at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, diagnosis of hyperglycemia in GS patients has not been thoroughly investigated, and...
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