2014
Mutations in SLC34A3/NPT2c Are Associated with Kidney Stones and Nephrocalcinosis
Dasgupta D, Wee MJ, Reyes M, Li Y, Simm PJ, Sharma A, Schlingmann KP, Janner M, Biggin A, Lazier J, Gessner M, Chrysis D, Tuchman S, Baluarte HJ, Levine MA, Tiosano D, Insogna K, Hanley DA, Carpenter TO, Ichikawa S, Hoppe B, Konrad M, Sävendahl L, Munns CF, Lee H, Jüppner H, Bergwitz C. Mutations in SLC34A3/NPT2c Are Associated with Kidney Stones and Nephrocalcinosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 25: 2366-2375. PMID: 24700880, PMCID: PMC4178443, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2013101085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic hypercalciuriaDecreased tubular reabsorption of phosphateIncreased risk of kidney stone formationSerum 1,25(OH)2 vitamin DTubular reabsorption of phosphateAssociated with kidney stonesVitamin D levelsSolute carrier family 34Renal phosphate wastingDecreased serum phosphateHereditary hypophosphatemic ricketsHealthy family membersReabsorption of phosphateRisk of kidney stone formationRickets/osteomalaciaDecreased tubular reabsorptionKidney stone formationSLC34A3 mutationsIndependent of genotypeMedullary nephrocalcinosisSerum phosphateVitamin DDependent phosphate cotransporterTubular reabsorptionD levels
2008
NHERF1 Mutations and Responsiveness of Renal Parathyroid Hormone
Bergwitz C, Bastepe M. NHERF1 Mutations and Responsiveness of Renal Parathyroid Hormone. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 359: 2615-2617. PMID: 19073985, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc086284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA novel missense mutation in SLC34A3 that causes hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria in humans identifies threonine 137 as an important determinant of sodium-phosphate cotransport in NaPi-IIc
Jaureguiberry G, Carpenter TO, Forman S, Jüppner H, Bergwitz C. A novel missense mutation in SLC34A3 that causes hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria in humans identifies threonine 137 as an important determinant of sodium-phosphate cotransport in NaPi-IIc. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2008, 295: f371-f379. PMID: 18480181, PMCID: PMC2519180, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00090.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesAnimalsBase SequenceExocytosisFamilial Hypophosphatemic RicketsFemaleHaplotypesHumansHypercalciuriaKidneyMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutation, MissenseOocytesOpossumsPhosphatesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSodiumSodium-Phosphate Cotransporter ProteinsSodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIcThreonineXenopus laevisConceptsEncoding enhanced green fluorescent proteinHereditary hypophosphatemic ricketsNaPi-IIcSodium-phosphate cotransporterLoss of expressionAmino acid residuesSodium-phosphate cotransportGreen fluorescence proteinImportant functional roleComplete lossOpossum kidneyHypophosphatemic ricketsXenopus laevis oocytesNovel missense mutationPaternal alleleWild-typeFunctional analysisFluorescence proteinNH2 terminusAcid residuesApical patchesCompound heterozygous mutationsExpression plasmidFunctional roleRecurrent kidney stones
2001
Identification of novel CBFA1/RUNX2 mutations causing cleidocranial dysplasia
Bergwitz C, Prochnau A, Mayr B, Kramer F, Rittierodt M, Berten H, Hausamen J, Brabant G. Identification of novel CBFA1/RUNX2 mutations causing cleidocranial dysplasia. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2001, 24: 648-656. PMID: 11768584, DOI: 10.1023/a:1012758925617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleidocranial dysplasiaPatient's leukocyte DNADelayed tooth eruptionBsmI restriction siteHealthy family membersRUNX2 mutationAberrant amino acidsClavicular dysplasiaPatent fontanelsCore-binding factor a1Haplotype insufficiencyTooth budsTooth eruptionShort statureBone densityLeukocyte DNAIncreased riskGrowth retardationRestriction sitesDistal phalanxNucleotide changesDysplasiaPremature stopFrameshift mutationHealthy members