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Renal phenotypic investigations of megalin-deficient patients: novel insights into tubular proteinuria and albumin filtration

Tina Storm, Lisbeth Tranebjærg, Carina Frykholm, Henrik Birn, Pierre J. Verroust, Tryggve Nevéus, Birgitta Sundelin, Jens Michael Hertz, Gerd Holmström, Katharina Ericson, Erik I Christensen, Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen

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Abstract

The reabsorption of filtered plasma proteins, hormones and vitamins by the renal proximal tubules is vital for body homeostasis. Studies of megalin-deficient mice suggest that the large multi-ligand endocytic receptor megalin plays an essential role in this process. In humans, dysfunctional megalin causes the extremely rare Donnai-Barrow/Facio-Oculo-Acustico-Renal (DB/FOAR) syndrome characterized by a characteristic and multifaceted phenotype including low-molecular-weight proteinuria. In this study, we examined the role of megalin for tubular protein reabsorption in humans through analysis of proximal tubular function in megalin-deficient patients.
Original languageEnglish
JournalNephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Volume28
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)585-91
Number of pages7
ISSN0931-0509
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum
  • Albumins
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Humans
  • Kidney Tubules, Proximal
  • Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-2
  • Mutation
  • Myopia
  • Phenotype
  • Proteinuria
  • Renal Tubular Transport, Inborn Errors

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