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SeSAME/EAST syndrome--phenotypic variability and delayed activity of the distal convoluted tubule.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2012
Scholl Ute I, Dave Haatal B, Lu Ming, Farhi Anita, Nelson-Williams Carol, Listman James A, Lifton Richard P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the K(+) channel KCNJ10 (Kir4.1) cause an autosomal recessive syndrome featuring seizures, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, mental retardation, and electrolyte imbalance (SeSAME). Kir4.1 localizes to the basolateral membrane of the renal distal convoluted tubule, and its loss of function mimics renal features of Gitelman syndrome, with hypokalemic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, and...
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