Article
Functional heterogeneity of ROMK mutations linked to hyperprostaglandin E syndrome.
Kidney international - 1 May 2001
Jeck N, Derst C, Wischmeyer E, Ott H, Weber S, Rudin C, Seyberth H W, Daut J, Karschin A, Konrad M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The renal K(+) channel ROMK (Kir1.1) controls salt reabsorption in the kidney. Loss-of-function mutations in this channel cause hyperprostaglandin E syndrome/antenatal Bartter syndrome (HPS/aBS), which is characterized by severe renal salt and fluid wasting. METHODS: We investigated 1...
Topics
- Animals
- Bartter Syndrome
- Base Sequence
- Child, Preschool
- Codon, Nonsense
- DNA Primers
- Exons
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Infant
- Male
