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Response of Npt2a knockout mice to dietary calcium and phosphorus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Li Yuwen, Caballero Daniel, Ponsetto Julian, Chen Alyssa, Zhu Chuanlong, Guo Jun, Demay Marie, Jüppner Harald, Bergwitz Clemens
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the renal sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporters NPT2a and NPT2c have been reported in patients with renal stone disease and nephrocalcinosis, but the relative contribution of genotype, dietary calcium and phosphate to the formation of renal mineral deposits is unclear. We previously reported that renal calcium phosphate deposits persist and/or reappear in older Npt2a-/- mice supplemented with...
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