Tropical distal renal tubular acidosis: Clinical and epidemiological studies in 78 patients

• Main Authors: Khositseth S., Bruce L., Walsh S., Bawazir W., Ogle G., Unwin R., Thong M., Sinha R., Choo K., Chartapisak W., Kingwatanakul P., Sumboonnanonda A., Vasuvattakul S., Yenchitsomanus P., wrong O.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84867115078&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42793
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) caused by mutations of the SLC4A1 gene encoding the erythroid and kidney isoforms of anion exchanger 1 (AE1 or band 3) has a high prevalence in some tropical countries, particularly Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Here...