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Disease-causing dysfunctions of barttin in Bartter syndrome type IV.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2009
Janssen Audrey G H, Scholl Ute, Domeyer Constanze, Nothmann Doreen, Leinenweber Ariane, Fahlke Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Bartter syndrome type IV is an inherited human condition characterized by severe renal salt wasting and sensorineural deafness. The causal gene, BSND, encodes barttin, an accessory subunit of chloride channels located in the kidney and inner ear. Barttin modulates the stability, cell surface localization, and function of ClC-K channels; distinct mutations cause phenotypes of varying severity. For definition of...
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