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The need for genetic study to diagnose some cases of distal renal tubular acidosis.
Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Heras Benito Manuel, Garcia-Gonzalez Miguel A, Valdenebro Recio María, Molina Ordás Álvaro, Callejas Martínez Ramiro, Rodríguez Gómez María Astrid, Calle García Leonardo, Sousa Silva Lisbeth, Fernández-Reyes Luis María José
Abstract excerpt
We describe the case of a young woman who was diagnosed with advanced kidney disease, with an incidental finding of nephrocalcinosis of unknown aetiology, having been found asymptomatic throughout her life. The genetic study by panels of known genes associated with tubulointerstitial disease allowed us to discover autosomal dominant distal renal tubular acidosis associated with a de novo mutation in exon 14 of...
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