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Targeted mutation of SLC4A5 induces arterial hypertension and renal metabolic acidosis.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 2012
Gröger Nicole, Vitzthum Helga, Fröhlich Henning, Krüger Marcus, Ehmke Heimo, Braun Thomas, Boettger Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The human SLC4A5 gene has been identified as a hypertension susceptibility gene based on the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with blood pressure (BP) levels and hypertension status. The biochemical basis of this association is unknown particularly since no single gene variant was linked to hypertension in humans. SLC4A5 (NBCe2, NBC4) is expressed in the collecting duct of the kidney and acts as an...
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