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Autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis associated with Southeast Asian ovalocytosis.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 1999
Vasuvattakul S, Yenchitsomanus P T, Vachuanichsanong P, Thuwajit P, Kaitwatcharachai C, Laosombat V, Malasit P, Wilairat P, Nimmannit S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A defect in the anion exchanger 1 (AE1) of the basolateral membrane of type A intercalated cells in the renal collecting duct may result in a failure to maintain a cell-to-lumen H+ gradient, leading to distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA). Thus, dRTA may occur in Southeast Asian ovalocytosis (SAO), a common AE1 gene abnormality observed in Southeast Asia and Melanesia. Our study investigated whether...
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