All::Endocrinology::Diseases::Gitelman's syndrome

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What are the main clinical features of Gitelman's syndrome?

  • normotension
  • hypokalaemia
  • hypocalciuria
  • hypomagnesaemia
  • metabolic alkalosis

Gitelman's syndrome

What is the pathophysiology of Gitelman's syndrome?

defect in the thiazide-sensitive Na+ Cl- transporter in the distal convoluted tubule

Gitelman's syndrome