Bartter syndrome
Synonyms: Renal tubular normotensive hypokalemic alkalosis with hypercalciuria | Salt-losing tubular disorder, Henle's loop type | Salt-wasting tubulopathy, Henle's loop type
Bartter syndrome is a group of rare renal tubular disease characterized by impaired salt reabsorption in the thick ascending limb of Henle’s loop and clinically by the association of hypokalemic alkalosis hypercalciuria/nephrocalcinosis increased levels of plasma renin and aldosterone low blood pressure and vascular resistance to angiotensin II.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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