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Paracellin-1 gene mutation with multiple congenital abnormalities.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2006
Türkmen Mehmet, Kasap Belde, Soylu Alper, Böber Ece, Konrad Martin, Kavukçu Salih
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis is an autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by renal magnesium wasting, hypercalciuria, advanced nephrocalcinosis and progressive renal failure. Mutations in the paracellin-1 (CLDN16) gene have been defined as the underlying genetic defect. The tubular disorders and progression in renal failure are usually resistant to magnesium...
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