Bartter- and Gitelman-like syndromes: salt-losing tubulopathies with loop or DCT defects

Salt-losing tubulopathies with secondary hyperaldosteronism (SLT) comprise a set of well-defined inherited tubular disorders. Two segments along the distal nephron are primarily involved in the pathogenesis of SLTs: the thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop, and the distal convoluted tubule (DCT). Th...

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Main Authors: Seyberth, Hannsjörg W., Schlingmann, Karl P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163795/