Gitelman’s Syndrome Associated with Chondrocalcinosis: A Case Study from the Azores Islands (Portugal)

Parreira B^1,2,3*, Couto AR^1,2,3, Menezes S³, Machado V⁴, Soares M^1,2,3, Pinheiro JP^1,2,3, Lima M^1,2,5 and Bruges-Armas J^1,2,3

¹University of Porto, IBMC - Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, GARG- Genetics and Arthritis Research Group Porto, Portugal

²Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island, EPE, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology Service (SEEBMO) Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

³Santo Espírito Hospital of Terceira Island, EPE, Hospital Oncology service Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal

⁴University of Azores, Department of Biology, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

⁵University of Azores, Department of Biology, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

^*Corresponding Author: Parreira B, Researcher, Hospital de Santo Espirito, da Ilha Terceira, Serviço Especializado, de Epidemiologia e Biologia Molecular, Canada do Breado, 9700, Portugal, Tel: 00351968322116, Fax: 00351295216263 Email: