Article
Classification and rescue of ROMK mutations underlying hyperprostaglandin E syndrome/antenatal Bartter syndrome.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2003
Peters Melanie, Ermert Saskia, Jeck Nikola, Derst Christian, Pechmann Ulla, Weber Stefanie, Schlingmann Karl P, Seyberth Hannsjoerg W, Waldegger Siegfried, Konrad Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the renal K+ channel ROMK (Kir 1.1) cause hyperprostaglandin E syndrome/antenatal Bartter syndrome (HPS/aBS), a severe tubular disorder leading to renal salt and water wasting. Several studies confirmed the predominance of alterations of current properties in ROMK mutants. However, in most of these studies, analysis was restricted to nonmammalian cells and electrophysiologic methods....
Topics
- Animals
- Bartter Syndrome
- Cell Line
- Codon, Terminator
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Electrophysiology
- Fetal Diseases
- Gentamicins
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
