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SUBMITTER: Takeuchi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5073285 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Takeuchi Takumi T Hattori-Kato Mami M Okuno Yumiko Y Kanatani Atsushi A Zaitsu Masayoshi M Mikami Koji K
Scientific reports 20161021
Various conditions including distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) can induce stone formation in the kidney. dRTA is characterized by an impairment of urine acidification in the distal nephron. dRTA is caused by variations in genes functioning in intercalated cells including SLC4A1/AE1/Band3 transcribing two kinds of mRNAs encoding the Cl<sup>-</sup>/HCO3<sup>-</sup> exchanger in erythrocytes and that expressed in α-intercalated cells (kAE1). With the acid-loading test, 25% of urolithiasis patien ...[more]