Author:
WEBER STEFANIE,SCHNEIDER LINDA,PETERS MELANIE,MISSELWITZ JOACHIM,RÖNNEFARTH GABRIELE,BÖSWALD MICHAEL,BONZEL KLAUS E.,SEEMAN TOMAS,SULÁKOVÁ TEREZA,KUWERTZ-BRÖKING EBERHARD,GREGORIC ALOJZ,PALCOUX JEAN-BERNARD,TASIC VELIBOR,MANZ FRIEDRICH,SCHÄRER KARL,SEYBERTH HANNSJÖRG W.,KONRAD MARTIN
Abstract
Abstract. Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is an autosomal recessive tubular disorder that is frequently associated with progressive renal failure. The primary defect is related to impaired tubular reabsorption of magnesium and calcium in the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop. Mutations inPCLN-1, which encodes the renal tight junction protein paracellin-1 (claudin-16), were identified as the underlying genetic defects. Comprehensive clinical data and the results ofPCLN-1mutation analysis of 25 FHHNC families with 33 affected individuals are presented. Patients presented mainly with urinary tract infections, polyuria, and hematuria at a median age of 3.5 yr. At the time of diagnosis, the GFR was already decreased to <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2for 11 patients. Twelve patients exhibited progression to end-stage renal disease, at a median age of 14.5 yr. Treatment with magnesium salts and thiazides seemed to have no effect on the progression of the disease. Genotype analysis revealedPCLN-1mutations in all except three mutant alleles (94%). Fifteen different mutations were observed, including eight novel mutations. The accumulation of mutations affecting the first extracellular loop was striking, with 48% of all mutant alleles exhibiting a Leu151Phe exchange. Haplotype analysis strongly suggested a founder effect among patients with FHHNC who originated from Germany or eastern European countries. In 13 of 23 families, hypercalciuria and/or nephrolithiasis were observed in otherwise unaffected family members, indicating a possible role of heterozygousPCLN-1mutations in yielding hypercalciuric stone-forming conditions.
Publisher
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Subject
Nephrology,General Medicine
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