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

• Main Authors: S. Khositseth, L. J. Bruce, S. B. Walsh, W. M. Bawazir, G. D. Ogle, R. J. Unwin, M. K. Thong, R. Sinha, K. E. Choo, W. Chartapisak, P. Kingwatanakul, A. Sumboonnanonda, S. Vasuvattakul, P. Yenchitsomanus, O. wrong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84867115078&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51854
• 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...