A novel homozygous mutation in the solute carrier family 12 member 3 gene in a Chinese family with Gitelman syndrome

Loss of function of mutated solute carrier family 12 member 3 (SLC12A3) gene is the most frequent etiology for Gitelman syndrome (GS), which is mainly manifested by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. We report the genetic characteristics of one suspicious Chinese GS pedigree by gene sequ...

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Main Authors: Y. Zhang, F. Zhang, D. Chen, Q. Lü, L. Tang, C. Yang, M. Lei, N. Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2016-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016001100701&tlng=en