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Unusual clinical presentation and possible rescue of a novel claudin-16 mutation.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2006
Müller Dominik, Kausalya P Jaya, Bockenhauer Detlef, Thumfart Julia, Meij Iwan C, Dillon Michael J, van't Hoff William, Hunziker Walter
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CONTEXT: Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is caused by a dysfunction of Claudin-16 (CLDN16) and characterized by renal wasting of Mg(2+) and Ca(2+). OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to study the clinical parameters in suspected FHHNC patients, identify mutations in the CLDN16 gene, and analyze molecular defects associated with the mutant protein. DESIGN,...
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