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A Focus on the Proximal Tubule Dysfunction in Dent Disease Type 1.
Genes - 7 Sept 2024
de Combiens Elise, Sakhi Imene Bouchra, Lourdel Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
Dent disease type 1 is a rare X-linked recessive inherited renal disorder affecting mainly young males, generally leading to end-stage renal failure and for which there is no cure. It is caused by inactivating mutations in the gene encoding ClC-5, a 2Cl-/H+ exchanger found on endosomes in the renal proximal tubule. This transporter participates in reabsorbing all filtered plasma proteins, which justifies why...
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