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Genetic disorders of membrane transport. V. The epithelial sodium channel and its implication in human diseases.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Mar 1999
Hummler E, Horisberger J D
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) controls the rate-limiting step in the process of transepithelial Na+ reabsorption in the distal nephron, the distal colon, and the airways. Hereditary salt-losing syndromes have been ascribed to loss of function mutations in the alpha-, beta-, or gamma-ENaC subunit genes, whereas gain of function mutations (located in the COOH terminus of the beta- or gamma-subunit) result in...
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