Dent Disease

Overview

X-linked recessive NEPHROLITHIASIS characterized by HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; and PROTEINURIA. It is associated with mutations in the voltage-gated chloride channel, CLC-5 (Dent Disease I). Another group of mutations associated with this disease is in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-5-phosphatase gene.

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Quick facts about Dent Disease

Topic type

Condition

Category

Urology / Fertility

MeSH classification

C12.050.351.968.419.815.364|C12.200.777.419.815.364|C12.950.419.815.364|C16.320.322.100|C16.320.831.271

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