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Pediatr."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This article aimed to explore the clinical presentation, genetic underpinnings, and therapeutic approach to Gitelman syndrome (GS) in pediatric patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This article presents a detailed case report of a child with persistent hypokalemia, incorporating clinical evaluations, laboratory testing, treatment strategy, and whole-exome sequencing. A literature review was conducted to contextualize the findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The patient was found to carry compound heterozygous mutations in the\n                      <jats:italic>SLC12A3<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene, with each inherited from a different parent. These mutations were identified as the primary cause of the child's refractory hypokalemia and impaired growth.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hypokalemia is a hallmark manifestation of pediatric GS. Genetic testing is instrumental for accurate diagnosis and differentiation from other hypokalemic conditions. The non-specific clinical phenotype of GS can lead to a missed or delayed diagnosis. In addition, co-occurrence of the p.T60M and p.T649M mutations is extremely rare in China. 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