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Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Apr 2011
Monette Michelle Y, Rinehart Jesse, Lifton Richard P, Forbush Biff
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The Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) is the major salt transport pathway in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop and is part of the molecular mechanism for blood pressure regulation. Recent screening of ∼3,000 members of the Framingham Heart Study identified nine rare independent mutations in the gene encoding NKCC2 (SLC12A1) associated with clinically reduced blood pressure and protection from hypertension (Ji...
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