Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2020; 8(18): 4252-4258
Published online Sep 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4252
Gitelman syndrome caused by a rare homozygous mutation in the SLC12A3 gene: A case report
Ri-Zhen Yu, Mao-Sheng Chen
Ri-Zhen Yu, Mao-Sheng Chen, Department of Nephrology Division, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Yu RZ performed patient record management, literature review and drafted the manuscript; Chen MS treated the patient, organized this study, reviewed clinical and laboratory data, and offered constructive suggestions. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81700649.
Informed consent statement: The patient signed an informed consent to participate in this study and to allow us to publish the results of the study.
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Corresponding author: Mao-Sheng Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Nephrology Division, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China. maoshengc@126.com
Received: February 25, 2020
Peer-review started: February 25, 2020
First decision: July 4, 2020
Revised: July 18, 2020
Accepted: August 14, 2020
Article in press: August 14, 2020
Published online: September 26, 2020
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Core Tip: In this manuscript, we report a patient with severe hypokalemia who was diagnosed with Gitelman syndrome by genome sequencing. We found a relatively unusual homozygous mutation in the SLC12A3 gene, which has been rarely reported previously. This patient also had elevated creatinine, different to the general Gitelman syndrome, suggesting that some factors, including this type of mutation, may cause renal impairment.