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A founder mutation in the CLCNKB gene causes Bartter syndrome type III in Spain.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2005
Rodríguez-Soriano Juan, Vallo Alfredo, Pérez de Nanclares Gustavo, Bilbao José Ramón, Castaño Luis
Abstract excerpt
The term "Bartter syndrome" encompasses a group of closely related inherited tubulopathies characterized by markedly reduced NaCl transport by the distal nephron. At present, five different genetic variants have been demonstrated. The majority of patients with so-called classic Bartter syndrome carry inactivating mutations of the CLCNKB gene encoding the basolateral ClC-Kb chloride channel (Bartter syndrome type...
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