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Inherited, not acquired, Gitelman syndrome in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome: importance of genetic testing to distinguish the two forms.

ABSTRACT: Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive, salt-losing renal tubulopathy caused by mutations in the SLC12A3 gene; however, it can also be acquired in patients with autoimmune disease, especially in those with Sjögren's syndrome. Differentiating between the inherited and acquired forms of GS is clinically difficult. We report a case of inherited, not acquired, GS in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome. A 41-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome at 27-years-old, had shown chronic hypokalemia (2.5-3.5 mmol/L). Laboratory tests showed hypokalemic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and hypocalciuria, corresponding to GS. Although acquired GS associated with Sjögren's syndrome was initially suspected, a genetic test identified a novel homozygous mutation of c.1336-2A > T in the SLC12A3 gene, which resulted in aberrant splicing in the SLC12A3 transcript with the exclusion of exons 11 and 12. Thus, the GS was diagnosed as not the acquired but the inherited form. In the diagnosis of GS in patients with autoimmune disease, genetic testing of SLC12A3 is essential for differentiating the two forms.

SUBMITTER: Mishima E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5694408 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inherited, not acquired, Gitelman syndrome in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: importance of genetic testing to distinguish the two forms.

Mishima Eikan E Mori Takayasu T Sohara Eisei E Uchida Shinichi S Abe Takaaki T Ito Sadayoshi S

CEN case reports 20170817 2

Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive, salt-losing renal tubulopathy caused by mutations in the SLC12A3 gene; however, it can also be acquired in patients with autoimmune disease, especially in those with Sjögren's syndrome. Differentiating between the inherited and acquired forms of GS is clinically difficult. We report a case of inherited, not acquired, GS in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome. A 41-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome at 27-years-old, had s ...[more]

PMID: 28819721

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Inherited, not acquired, Gitelman syndrome in a patient with Sjogren's syndrome: importance of genetic testing to distinguish the two forms.

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Inherited, not acquired, Gitelman syndrome in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: importance of genetic testing to distinguish the two forms.

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