Long-term Clinical Course after Living Kidney Donation by a Patient with Gitelman Syndrome Harboring a Compound Heterozygous Mutation of the SLC12A3 Gene

The eligibility for kidney donation and long-term post-donation renal prognosis of patients with Gitelman syndrome (GS) are unknown. We herein report a 44-year-old woman with GS who donated her kidney for transplant. A gene sequence analysis revealed compound heterozygous mutations of T180K and L858H in the SLC12A3 gene. Since transplantation, the renal function and serum potassium and magnesium levels of the donor and recipient have remained...