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Novel SLC12A3 mutation in Gitelman syndrome.
BMJ case reports - 18 Jan 2021
Veríssimo Rita, Leite de Sousa Luís, Carvalho Tiago J, Fidalgo Pedro
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Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterised by the presence of hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis with hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. The prevalence of this disease is 1-10/40 000. GS is usually associated with mild and non-specific symptoms and many patients are only diagnosed in adulthood. The disease is caused by mutations in the SLC12A3 gene. We present the case of a 49-year-old...
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