Article
Mutations in XPR1 cause primary familial brain calcification associated with altered phosphate export.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2015
Legati Andrea, Giovannini Donatella, Nicolas Gaël, López-Sánchez Uriel, Quintáns Beatriz, Oliveira João R M, Sears Renee L, Ramos Eliana Marisa, Spiteri Elizabeth, Sobrido María-Jesús, Carracedo Ángel, Castro-Fernández Cristina, Cubizolle Stéphanie, Fogel Brent L, Goizet Cyril, Jen Joanna C, Kirdlarp Suppachok, Lang Anthony E, Miedzybrodzka Zosia, Mitarnun Witoon, Paucar Martin, Paulson Henry, Pariente Jérémie, Richard Anne-Claire, Salins Naomi S, Simpson Sheila A, Striano Pasquale, Svenningsson Per, Tison François, Unni Vivek K, Vanakker Olivier, Wessels Marja W, Wetchaphanphesat Suppachok, Yang Michele, Boller Francois, Campion Dominique, Hannequin Didier, Sitbon Marc, Geschwind Daniel H, Battini Jean-Luc, Coppola Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a neurological disease characterized by calcium phosphate deposits in the basal ganglia and other brain regions and has thus far been associated with SLC20A2, PDGFB or PDGFRB mutations. We identified in multiple families with PFBC mutations in XPR1, a gene encoding a retroviral receptor with phosphate export function. These mutations alter phosphate export,...
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