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CNNM2, encoding a basolateral protein required for renal Mg2+ handling, is mutated in dominant hypomagnesemia.
American journal of human genetics - 11 Mar 2011
Stuiver Marchel, Lainez Sergio, Will Constanze, Terryn Sara, Günzel Dorothee, Debaix Huguette, Sommer Kerstin, Kopplin Kathrin, Thumfart Julia, Kampik Nicole B, Querfeld Uwe, Willnow Thomas E, Němec Vladimír, Wagner Carsten A, Hoenderop Joost G, Devuyst Olivier, Knoers Nine V A M, Bindels René J, Meij Iwan C, Müller Dominik
Abstract excerpt
Familial hypomagnesemia is a rare human disorder caused by renal or intestinal magnesium (Mg(2+)) wasting, which may lead to symptoms of Mg(2+) depletion such as tetany, seizures, and cardiac arrhythmias. Our knowledge of the physiology of Mg(2+) (re)absorption, particularly the luminal uptake of...
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