2017
Intraperitoneal pyrophosphate treatment reduces renal calcifications in Npt2a null mice
Caballero D, Li Y, Fetene J, Ponsetto J, Chen A, Zhu C, Braddock DT, Bergwitz C. Intraperitoneal pyrophosphate treatment reduces renal calcifications in Npt2a null mice. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0180098. PMID: 28704395, PMCID: PMC5509111, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal calcificationCompared to WT miceElevated urinary excretionRenal stone diseaseNucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1WT miceDietary calciumUrinary excretionIntraperitoneal administrationStone diseaseNull miceMouse mutationMiceCalcificationNephrocalcinosisNpt2aDisordersUnrecognized factorsContribution of genotypePresent studyPhosphodiesterase 1PPINpt2cPatientsNephrolithiasis
2011
Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis—Identification of a novel SLC34A3/NaPi‐IIc mutation
Phulwani P, Bergwitz C, Jaureguiberry G, Rasoulpour M, Estrada E. Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis—Identification of a novel SLC34A3/NaPi‐IIc mutation. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2011, 155: 626-633. PMID: 21344632, PMCID: PMC4777326, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceChild, PreschoolFamilial Hypophosphatemic RicketsFemaleHumansHypercalciuriaInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationNephrolithiasisPedigreePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyRestriction MappingReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIcConceptsHereditary hypophosphatemic ricketsHypophosphatemic ricketsElevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin DGastrointestinal calcium absorptionHistory of nephrolithiasisIncreased gastrointestinal calcium absorptionPTH levelsRecurrent nephrolithiasisRenal ultrasoundSerum calciumCalcium absorptionNaPi-IIcPatient's motherHypercalciuriaSplicing mutationCompound heterozygosityNephrolithiasisRicketsNovel splice mutationHHRHDihydroxyvitaminPhenotypic changesMutationsMothersSplice mutation