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A novel mutation in the anion exchanger 1 gene is associated with familial distal renal tubular acidosis and nephrocalcinosis.
Pediatrics - 1 Dec 2003
Cheidde Lara, Vieira Teresa Cristina, Lima Paulo Roberto Moura, Saad Sara Teresinha Ollala, Heilberg Ita Pfeferman
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The anion exchanger gene (AE1) or band 3 encodes a chloride-bicarbonate (Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-)) exchanger expressed in the erythrocyte and in the renal alpha-intercalated cells involved in urine acidification. The purpose of the present study was to screen for mutations in the AE1 gene in 2 brothers (10 and 15 years of age) with familial distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), nephrocalcinosis, and failure to...
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