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When EGF is offside, magnesium is wasted.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 2007
Muallem Shmuel, Moe Orson W
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Our understanding of magnesium (Mg(2+)) regulation has recently been catapulted forward by the discovery of several disease loci for monogenic disorders of Mg(2+) homeostasis. In this issue of the JCI, Groenestege et al. report that their study of a rare inherited Mg(2+) wasting disorder in consanguineous kindred shows that EGF acts as an autocrine/paracrine magnesiotropic hormone (see the related article...
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