Hypocalciuria

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Hypocalciuria is a low level of calcium in the urine. It is a significant risk factor for predicting eclampsia in pregnancy.[1] It is also common in patients with Gitelman syndrome.[2]

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  1. ^ T. Kazerooni, “Calcium to creatinine ratio in a spot sample of urine for early prediction of pre-eclampsia”, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 
  2. ^ Cheng CJ, Shiang JC, Hsu YJ, Yang SS, Lin SH (2007), “Hypocalciuria in patients with Gitelman syndrome: role of blood volume”, American Journal of Kidney Disease: 693-700, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17472852> 
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