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Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis associated with CLDN16 mutations.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Oct 2005
Kang Ju Hyung, Choi Hyun Jin, Cho Hee Yeon, Lee Joo Hoon, Ha Il Soo, Cheong Hae Il, Choi Yong
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC), an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder, is characterized by the impaired tubular reabsorption of magnesium and calcium in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle and an eventual progression to end-stage renal disease. Recent studies have reported that this disease is caused by mutations in the CLDN16 gene, which encodes the...
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