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Serum levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone, plasma total cortisol level, 24-h urinary-free cortisol, catecholamines, thyroid stimulating hormone and free tetraiodothyronine were normal. A novel single heterozygous mutation (c.836T&gt; G [E6]) was found after full sequencing of the solute carrier family 12 member 3 ( SLC12A3) gene exons. The patient was diagnosed as having primary hypertension with Gitelman syndrome (GS). These findings triggered the careful consideration of whether a monistic or dualist approach to the diagnosis of this patient was the most appropriate. Monism may not always be the most appropriate approach for the diagnosis of coexistent hypertension and hypokalaemia. Consideration should be given to the possibility of the independent existence of distinct diseases (i.e. dualism) when secondary hypertension cannot be confirmed by conventional examinations and when a genetic diagnosis is crucial. 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