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NPT2a gene variation in calcium nephrolithiasis with renal phosphate leak.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 2006
Lapointe J-Y, Tessier J, Paquette Y, Wallendorff B, Coady M J, Pichette V, Bonnardeaux A
Abstract excerpt
A decrease in renal phosphate reabsorption with mild hypophosphatemia (phosphate leak) is found in some hypercalciuric stone-formers. The NPT2a gene encodes a sodium-phosphate cotransporter, located in the proximal tubule, responsible for reclaiming most of the filtered phosphate load in a rate-limiting manner. To determine whether genetic variation of the NPT2a gene is associated with phosphate leak and...
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