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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Bartter syndrome''' is a rare inherited defect in the [[thick ascending limb]] of the [[loop of Henle]]. It is characterized by low potassium levels ([[hypokalemia]]), decreased acidity of blood ([[alkalosis]]), and normal to low blood pressure. There are two types of Bartter syndrome: neonatal and classic. A closely associated disorder, [[Gitelman syndrome]], is milder than both subtypes of Bartter syndrome. The condition is named after Dr [[Frederic Bartter]], who first described it in 1962.<ref name=Bartter>{{cite journal | author=Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR Jr, MacCardle RC | title=Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome | journal=Am J Med | year=1962 | pages=811-28 | volume=33  | id=PMID 13969763}} Reproduced in {{cite journal |author=Bartter FC, Pronove P, Gill JR, MacCardle RC |title=Hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular complex with hyperaldosteronism and hypokalemic alkalosis. A new syndrome. 1962 |journal=J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=516–28 |year=1998 |pmid=9513916 |doi=}}</ref>
 
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