| Problems in diagnosing atypical Gitelman's syndrome presenting with normomagnesaemia. | |
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PMID: 19508680 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Gitelman's syndrome, recognized as a variant of Bartter's syndrome, is characterized by hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis in combination with hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. Overlapping biochemical features in Gitelman's syndrome and Bartter's syndrome has been observed. Here, we investigated the clinical, biochemical, and genetic characteristics of five, chronic, nonhypertensive and hypokalaemic Japanese patients. METHODS: Serum and urinary electrolytes, plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration were measured in five patients (four males and one female) with hypokalaemia. Renal clearance tests were performed and distal fractional chloride reabsorption calculated. Finally, mutational analysis of the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl co-transporter gene was performed. RESULTS: Symptoms in patients varied from mild (muscle weakness and numbness) to severe (tetany and foot paralysis). All patients were normotensive or hypotensive, and all had hypokalaemia, hypocalciuria, and hyperreninaemic hyperaldosteronism. However, two male patients had normomagnesaemia, while the remainder was hypomagnesaemic. Renal clearance tests showed that the administration of furosemide decreased distal fractional chloride reabsorption, while thiazide ingestion failed to decrease it. Genetic analysis identified six thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl co-transporter gene mutations, including two novel ones. Therefore, on the basis of the confirmatory renal clearance tests and mutational analysis, a diagnosis of Gitelman's syndrome was made in these patients. CONCLUSIONS: Two of the five patients diagnosed with Gitelman's syndrome were normomagnesaemic, which is uncommon in this syndrome. Our study indicates that renal clearance tests and mutation analysis can play an important role in diagnosing Gitelman's syndrome more precisely. |
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Authors:
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Akinobu Nakamura; Chikara Shimizu; So Nagai; Masahiro Yoshida; Kazutaka Aoki; Takuma Kondo; Hideaki Miyoshi; Norio Wada; Toshihiro Tajima; Yasuo Terauchi; Narihito Yoshioka; Takao Koike |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-06-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical endocrinology Volume: 72 ISSN: 1365-2265 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-07 Completed Date: 2010-08-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0346653 Medline TA: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 272-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. |
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Adolescent Adult Aldosterone / blood DNA Mutational Analysis Female Gitelman Syndrome / blood*, diagnosis*, genetics, urine Humans Kidney Function Tests Magnesium / blood* Male Middle Aged Receptors, Drug / genetics Renin / blood Sodium Chloride Symporters / genetics Young Adult |
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0/Receptors, Drug; 0/Sodium Chloride Symporters; 0/thiazide receptor; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 7439-95-4/Magnesium; EC 3.4.23.15/Renin |
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