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Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis: report of three Turkish siblings.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jun 2008
Peru Harun, Akin Fatih, Elmas Sefika, Elmaci Ahmet Midhat, Konrad Martin
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. This disease is caused by mutations in the claudin-16 gene (CLDN16), which encodes the tight junction protein, claudin-16. Claudin-16 belongs to the claudin family and...
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