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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 10 HPS/aBS patients for mutations in the ROMK gene by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCA) and direct...
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