A new SLC12A3 founder mutation (p.Val647Met) in Gitelman's syndrome patients of Roma ancestry

Background: Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the SLC12A3 gene. GS is characterized by hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria. Most of the reported patients of Roma ancestry are homozygous for an SLC12A3 intron 9 frame...

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Main Authors: Helena Gil-Peña, Eliecer Coto, Fernando Santos, Mar Espino, Jose Mª Cea Crespo, Giannis Chantzopoulos, Filadelfia Komianou, Juan Gómez, Belén Alonso, Sara Iglesias, Cyrielle Treard, Rosa Vargas-Poussou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251417301165