| Literature DB >> 21221631 |
Sascha Bandulik1, Katharina Schmidt, Detlef Bockenhauer, Anselm A Zdebik, Evelyn Humberg, Robert Kleta, Richard Warth, Markus Reichold.
Abstract
Mutations in the K+ channel gene KCNJ10 (Kir4.1) cause the autosomal recessive EAST syndrome which is characterized by epilepsy, ataxia, sensorineural deafness, and a salt-wasting tubulopathy. The renal salt-wasting pathology of EAST syndrome is caused by transport defects in the distal convoluted tubule where KCNJ10 plays a pivotal role as a basolateral K+ channel. This review on EAST syndrome outlines the molecular aspects of the physiology and pathophysiology of KCNJ10 in the distal convoluted tubule.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21221631 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0915-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657