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Renal calcification in mice homozygous for the disrupted type IIa Na/Pi cotransporter gene Npt2.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2003
Chau Hien, El-Maadawy Sherif, McKee Marc D, Tenenhouse Harriet S
Abstract excerpt
Mice homozygous for the disrupted renal type IIa sodium/phosphate (Na/Pi) cotransporter gene (Npt2-/-) exhibit renal Pi wasting, hypophosphatemia, and an adaptive increase in the serum concentration of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D with associated hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria. Because hypercalciuria is a risk factor for nephrocalcinosis, we determined whether Npt2-/- mice form renal stones. Analysis of renal...
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