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SUBMITTER: Yang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296056 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Wenjun W Zhao Shaoli S Xie Yanhong Y Mo Zhaohui Z
BMC nephrology 20181217 1
<h4>Background</h4>Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubular disease, caused by mutations in the SLC12A3 gene, which encodes the renal thiazide-sensitive Na/Cl cotransporter (NCCT) in the distal renal tubule.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 23-year-old woman was admitted with limb numbness, recurrent tetany and palpitation. Laboratory tests showed hypokalemic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia and secondary hyperaldosteronism, as well as hypocalciuria and transient decre ...[more]