Fanconi syndrome is a condition where the tubes of the kidneys do not function properly. The function of the kidney tubes is to reabsorb vitamins, minerals, and sugars back into the body to be reused. However, in Fanconi syndrome, the absorption does not occur and the nutrients go directly to the urine. Symptoms of Fanconi syndrome include increased urine production (which may cause dehydration), weakness, and bone pains. Diagnosis can be confirmed by looking for excess levels of certain nutrients in the urine. The most common cause of Fanconi sydrome in children is cystinosis (for more information, visit Cystinosis.), but other genetic or inherited defects that affect the bodys ability to break down certain compounds will also cause Fanconi syndrome. Fanconi syndrome may also develop later in life due to side effects from medication, lead poisoning, multiple myeloma or due to unknown causes. There is currently no cure for Fanconi syndrome, but treatment of children with Fanconi syndrome mainly ...

A case of adult Fanconi syndrome is described in which there was urinary excretion of kappa light chains. After 13 years the patient developed overt myeloma. She also developed an adenocarcinoma of the colon and an adenocarcinoma of the parathyroid gland. These findings are discussed in relation to the known association between adult Fanconi syndrome, renal damage, and myeloma.. ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - A Case of Tenofovir-associated Fanconi Syndrome in Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B. AU - Kim, Dongwoo. AU - Lee, Jongjin. AU - Kim, Dae Ha. AU - Kang, Kyuho. AU - Suh, Sang Jun. AU - Jung, Young Kul. AU - Yim, Hyung Joon. N1 - Copyright: This record is sourced from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PY - 2016/12/25. Y1 - 2016/12/25. N2 - Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is one of the most widely used treatment options for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HBV infections. Despite its efficacy and safety, some cases of nephrotoxicity have been reported in the treatment of HIV patients. Even more recently, very few cases of Fanconi syndrome associated with tenofovir therapy in HBV monoinfection have been reported. Herein, we report a case of a 47-year-old male with an HBV monoinfection, who developed Fanconi syndrome and a secondary osteomalacia with multiple bone pain. After TDF withdrawal and supplementation of calcitriol, his renal ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Kappa light chain-associated Fanconis syndrome. T2 - Molecular analysis of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains from patients with and without intracellular crystals. AU - Déret, Sophie. AU - Denoroy, Luc. AU - Lamarine, Marc. AU - Vidal, Ruben. AU - Mougenot, Béatrice. AU - Frangione, Blas. AU - Stevens, Fred J.. AU - Ronco, Pierre M.. AU - Aucouturier, Pierre. PY - 1999/5/17. Y1 - 1999/5/17. N2 - Plasma cell dyscrasias may be responsible for Fanconis syndrome, due to the toxicity of a free monoclonal kappa light chain toward kidney proximal tubules. Eight cases of Fanconis syndrome were analyzed. We compared the structures of VκI variability subgroup V domains from five cases of Fanconis syndrome and one myeloma without renal involvement. Among Fanconi cases, four putative structures were obtained after molecular modeling by homology, and the other had previously been refined by X-ray crystallography. The complete sequences of one VκI, one VκIII and N-terminal ...

The Basenji Club of America considers Fanconi Syndrome the problem of highest priority in the 2001 Parent Club Survey. Our long-term goals are to identify the mutation responsible for Fanconi Syndrome in Basenjis and to use this information to design a DNA-based test for carriers of this disease. This test would enable Basenji breeders to avoid producing future generations of Basenjis with Fanconi Syndrome. Our specific objectives are (1) to isolate DNA from Basenjis with Fanconi Syndrome and their close relatives; (2) to evaluate variant sequences in mitochondrial DNA from an affected Basenji as possible causes of Fanconi Syndrome; (3) to evaluate a region of canine chromosome 30 that corresponds to a chromosomal region responsible for human Fanconi Syndrome locus and, if necessary, to extend the evaluation to cover the entire chromosome; and (4) to establish an internet website for recruiting DNA samples and disseminating information about Fanconi Syndrome and its management. The proposed

Background. Lysosomal enzymuria is usually considered to be a non-specific marker of renal injury, but little is known about lysosomal enzyme excretion in renal proximal tubular cell disorders such as the renal Fanconi syndrome (FS). We examined excretion of two lysosomal enzymes and the cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptor (CI-MPR) in patients with inherited FS.. Methods. The lysosomal enzyme cathepsin D was measured by ELISA and isolated by pepstatin-agarose affinity chromatography; N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase (NAG) was assayed colorimetrically, as was the cytosolic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Cathepsin D, procathepsin D and CI-MPR were also detected by western blotting. No patient had a serum creatinine concentration ,170 μmol/L. Soluble CI-MPR, isolated from fetal calf serum and bound to agarose, was used to probe cathepsin D for mannose-6-phosphate (M6P).. Results. Increased excretion of cathepsin D (mean = 44-fold) and NAG (mean = 12-fold) was found in FS patients: ...

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BACKGROUND: Glomerular sieving coefficients (GSCs) of proteins have been measured extensively in animals but not humans. We have studied the proteinuria of Fanconi syndrome, a knock-out of renal tubular protein reabsorption, to estimate GSCs and detect potential contributors to development of renal failure. METHODS: Immunoassay of proteins and polypeptides in serum and urine of patients with early Dents disease (mean GFR = 83 mL/min, range 60 to 101, N = 5), Lowes syndrome (N = 3), and ADIF (N = 2) were used. RESULTS: Twenty-one proteins, ranging in mass from insulin (5.1 kD) and parathyroid hormone (PTH; 9.4 kD) to transferrin (78 kD) and intact IgG (160 kD), were present in Fanconi urine at| 6 to 1000-fold normal. A simple model assuming complete knock-out of the reuptake of each protein filtered normally by the glomerulus was applied to protein excretion by Dents patients. GSCs were estimated for 12 plasma proteins, including albumin (7.7 +/- 0.9 x 10-5) and IgG (4.2 +/- 0.28 x 10-5; mean +/-

A renal Fanconi syndrome has been described with mutations in NaPi-IIa causing impared renal phosphate reabsorption Magen D, Berger L, Coady MJ, Ilivitzki A, Militianu D, Tieder M, et al. A loss-of-function mutation in NaPi-IIa and renal Fanconis syndrome. [Internet]. The New England journal of medicine. 2010 ;362(12):1102-9.Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20335586 Philippe Campeau Baylor College of […]. ...

Fanconi syndrome is a disorder in which the proximal renal tubules of the kidney do not properly reabsorb electrolytes and nutrients back into the body, but instead spill them in the urine. Symptoms include excessive drinking (polydipsia), excessive urination (polyuria), and glucose in the urine (glucosuria.) If Fanconi is left untreated, muscle wasting, acidosis, and poor condition will also occur.. Untreated, a Basenji with Fanconi syndrome will generally die from the disorder. If caught early and put on the treatment protocol, affected Basenjis can do well.. The earlier the disease is detected, the less damage is done to tissues and organs. Basenjis with Fanconi syndrome typically spill glucose into their urine. It is generally recommended that Basenji owners test their dogs urine for glucose every month, starting at 28 months. Urine glucose test strips (not blood test strips), such as those used by diabetics, are inexpensive and can be purchased at most pharmacies.. The strip should be ...

Fanconi-Bickel syndrome, caused by mutations in SLC2A2 encoding the glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), is characterized by generalized proximal renal tubular dysfunction manifesting in late infancy. We describe phenotypic heterogeneity of Fanconi-Bickel syndrome in three siblings, including early and atypical presentation with transient neonatal diabetes mellitus in one. The second-born of a non-consanguineous couple, evaluated for polyuria and growth retardation, had rickets, hepatomegaly and proximal tubular dysfunction from 4 to 6 months of age. A male sibling, who expired at 4 months, also had hepatomegaly and growth retardation. The third sibling had polyuria, glucosuria and mild proteinuria on day 3 of life. Hyperglycemia was detected 2 weeks later, which required therapy with insulin for 3 months. Mild metabolic acidosis was present at 2 weeks; hypercalciuria, phosphaturia and aminoaciduria were seen at 6 months. Sanger sequencing showed a homozygous missense mutation in SLC2A2 (exon 7, ...

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot : 72 Fanconi renotubular syndrome 4 with maturity-onset diabetes of the young: An autosomal dominant disease characterized by Fanconi syndrome associated with a beta cell phenotype of neonatal hyperinsulinism with macrosomia and young onset diabetes. Fanconi syndrome is a proximal tubulopathy resulting in generalized aminoaciduria, low molecular weight proteinuria, glycosuria, hyperphosphaturia and hypouricemia. Some FRTS4 patients have nephrocalcinosis, renal impairment, hypercalciuria with relative hypocalcemia, and hypermagnesemia ...

The renal syndrome that is associated with the Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi was actually described in parts and under various names by several investigators who preceded him. The first investigator was Abderhalden; in 1903, he found cystine crystals in the liver and spleen of a 21-month-old infant and called the disease

The renal syndrome that is associated with the Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi was actually described in parts and under various names by several investigators who preceded him. The first investigator was Abderhalden; in 1903, he found cystine crystals in the liver and spleen of a 21-month-old infant and called the disease

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This study ruled out two candidate genes as the gene responsible for Fanconi Syndrome (FS) in Basenjis. FS, an inherited disease, is a major health concern for the breed. With this syndrome, the tubules in the kidney, for unknown reasons, fail to do their job of reabsorbing nutrients into the dog�s system. Undetected, it will shorten the dog�s life. The researchers selected two candidate genes, HNF1 and HNF2, to test to see whether either is responsible for FS in Basenjis. After sequencing the HNF1 gene, they determined that it is not responsible for FS. Repeated attempts to sequence the HNF2 gene proved unsuccessful and were terminated when it became know that mutations in human HNF2 cause diabetes, rather than Fanconi Syndrome.

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Added October 25, 2011: Even though this story was first published in June of 2011, we are still getting reports coming in of dogs getting sick and the culprit is suspected to be chicken jerky treats manufactured in China. Read through the comments section at the end to get more interesting discussion on this problem.. Added November 4, 2011: I have just filed a report with the FDA and alerted them to read the comments on this blog. I would urge any of you who have a dog who you suspect is ill because of eating tainted chicken jerky to have your vet file a pet food safety report with the FDA. Added November 18, 2011: The FDA has paid attention! Today they announced a caution against chicken jerkey. You can read it here. There is no official recall yet, but stay tuned. And please leave a comment if you think your pet has gotten sick after eating chicken jerky treats.. Added December 29, 2011: MSNBC is reporting that the FDA has now announced that they are investigating 353 reports of dogs getting ...

Added October 25, 2011: Even though this story was first published in June of 2011, we are still getting reports coming in of dogs getting sick and the culprit is suspected to be chicken jerky treats manufactured in China. Read through the comments section at the end to get more interesting discussion on this problem.. Added November 4, 2011: I have just filed a report with the FDA and alerted them to read the comments on this blog. I would urge any of you who have a dog who you suspect is ill because of eating tainted chicken jerky to have your vet file a pet food safety report with the FDA. Added November 18, 2011: The FDA has paid attention! Today they announced a caution against chicken jerkey. You can read it here. There is no official recall yet, but stay tuned. And please leave a comment if you think your pet has gotten sick after eating chicken jerky treats.. Added December 29, 2011: MSNBC is reporting that the FDA has now announced that they are investigating 353 reports of dogs getting ...

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Three metabolic disorders caused by channel mutations have been described: a renal Fanconi syndrome with mutations in NaPi-IIa causing impaired renal phosphate reabsorption (Magen et al., 2010, N Engl J Med 362:1102-09). ATP7A, encoding a copper transporter causing Menkes disease and occipital horn syndrome, can also be the cause of X-Linked Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy (Kennerson et al., 2010, Am J Hum Genet 86:343-52). Also, a susceptibility to thyrotoxic hypokaliemic paralysis can be caused by mutations in potassium channel Kir2.6 (Ryan et al., 2010, Cell 140:88-98).. Posted by Philippe Campeau, MD. ...

Klootwijk, Enriko D., Reichold, Markus, Helip-Wooley, Amanda, Tolaymat, Asad, Broeker, Carsten, Robinette, Steven, Reinders, Jörg, Peindl, Dominika Elisabeth, Renner, Kathrin, Eberhart, Karin, Aßmann, Nadine, Oefner, Peter J., Dettmer, Katja, Sterner, Christina, Schroeder, Josef, Zorger, Niels, Witzgall, Ralph, Reinhold, Stephan W., Stanescu, Horia C., Bockenhauer, Detlef, Jaureguiberry, Gracian, Courtneidge, Holly, Hall, Andrew M., Wijeyesekera, Anisha, Holmes, Elaine, Nicholson, Jeremy K., O´Brien, Kevin, Bernardini, Isa, Krasnewich, Donna M., Arcos-Burgos, Mauricio, Izumi, Yuichiro, Nonoguchi, Hiroshi, Jia, Yuzhi, Reddy, Janardan K., Ilya, Mohammad, Unwin, Robert J., Gahl, William A., Warth, Richard und Kleta, Robert (2014) Mistargeting of Peroxisomal EHHADH and Inherited Renal Fanconis Syndrome. The New England Journal of Medicine 370, S. 129-138 ...

OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical characteristics, pathological changes, and outcome of patients with primary Sjögrens syndrome (pSS). METHODS: All patients with pSS and renal involvement who were admitted to Ruijin Hospital from April 1993 to December 2006 were included. All the data of clinical features and pathological changes were retrospectively analyzed. Forty-one patients underwent renal biopsies. RESULTS Our study included 130 patients with pSS: 122 women and 8 men. Ages ranged from 16 to 68 years (mean 44.1 +/- 11.52). Ninety-five patients (73.1%) developed renal tubular acidosis (RTA); 91 were found to have distal RTA. Nine patients presented with hypokalemic paralysis. Four patients developed Fanconi syndrome and 3 were proved to have nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Twenty-seven of 130 patients (20.8%) developed tubular proteinuria and 18/130 (13.8%) presented glomerular involvement. Thirty-five patients (27.7%) developed renal failure (serum creatinine , 115 micromol/l). Most ...

Prader in children - What are fanconi marks in children? See detail answer. Either Fanconi anemia or Fanconi Syndrome which has several genetic causes during infancy. Very complex disease. Consult genetic expert

Acquired causes of Fanconi syndrome in adults are usually due to drugs, toxins or paraproteinaemias. Infectious causes are rarely described. We report a case of invasive pneumococcal disease in a patient who developed a Fanconi-like syndrome during the course of her illness. This patient presented with multiple electrolyte derangements consisting predominantly of hypokalaemia, hypomagnesaemia and hypophosphataemia during hospitalization for invasive pneumococcal disease with possible Austrian syndrome. Further evaluation revealed significant urinary losses of these electrolytes, uric acid and ?2-microglobulin. Together with evidence of hypouricaemia, this is suggestive of proximal renal tubulopathy, and hence a Fanconi-like syndrome. The patients clinical condition and biochemical anomalies improved following pneumococcus treatment.. ...

RTRP2 : Assessing renal reabsorption of phosphorus in a variety of pathological conditions associated with hypophosphatemia including hypophosphatemic rickets, tumor-induced osteomalacia, and tumoral calcinosis   Adjusting phosphate replacement therapy in severe deficiency states monitoring the renal tubular recovery from acquired Fanconi syndrome

An inherited condition of abnormally low serum levels of PHOSPHATES (below 1 mg/liter) which can occur in a number of genetic diseases with defective reabsorption of inorganic phosphorus by the PROXIMAL RENAL TUBULES. This leads to phosphaturia, HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA, and disturbances of cellular and organ functions such as those in X-LINKED HYPOPHOSPHATEMIC RICKETS; OSTEOMALACIA; and FANCONI SYNDROME ...

Mark Perazella, MD Yale University Proximal Tubular Damage Tenofovir: protienuria and rapid decline of kidney function (VHA database). Elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: (new HIV drug): Once daily dose. Two phase 3 trials showed that adverse renal effects were higher than other tenofovir -containing drugs, and Fanconi syndrome and AKI were described. Animal studies…

Tenofovir (TFV) is an antiviral drug approved for treating Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B. TFV is administered orally as the prodrug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) which then is deesterified to the active drug TFV. TFV induces nephrotoxicity characterized by renal failure and Fanconi Syndrome. The mechanism of this toxicity remains unknown due to limited experimental models. This study investigated the cellular mechanism of cytotoxicity using a human renal proximal tubular epithelial cell line (HK-2). HK-2 cells were grown for 48 h followed by 24 to 72 h exposure to 0-28.8 μM TFV or vehicle, phosphate buffered saline (PBS). MTT (MTT, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) and Trypan blue indicated that TFV diminished cell viability at 24-72 h. TFV decreased ATP levels at 72 h when compared to vehicle, reflecting mitochondrial dysfunction. TFV increased the oxidative stress biomarkers of protein carbonylation and 4-hydroxynonenol (4-HNE) adduct formation.

FDA is advising consumers who choose to feed their dogs chicken jerky products to watch their dogs closely for any or all of the following signs that may occur within hours to days of feeding the products: decreased appetite; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; increased water consumption and/or increased urination. If the dog shows any of these signs, stop feeding the chicken jerky product. Owners should consult their veterinarian if signs are severe or persist for more than 24 hours. Blood tests may indicate kidney failure (increased urea nitrogen and creatinine). Urine tests may indicate Fanconi syndrome (increased glucose). Although most dogs appear to recover, some reports to the FDA have involved dogs that have died ...

FDA is advising consumers who choose to feed their dogs chicken jerky products to watch their dogs closely for any or all of the following signs which may occur within hours to days of feeding the product: decreased appetite, although some may continue to consume the treats to the exclusion of other foods; decreased activity; vomiting; diarrhea, sometimes with blood; and increased water consumption and/or increased urination. If the dog shows any of these signs, stop feeding the chicken jerky product. Owners should consult their veterinarian if signs are severe or persist for more than 24 hours. Blood tests may indicate kidney failure (increased urea nitrogen and creatinine). Urine tests may indicate Fanconi syndrome (increased glucose). Although most dogs appear to recover, some reports to the FDA have involved dogs that have died ...

As a buyer it is important that you ask the breeder about the disorders listed above and what their breeding plan is to reduce the incidence of these disorders. For many of these disorders there are tests that a breeder should be doing. . The Basenji Health Endowment has funded research to find the gene for Fanconi Syndrome and hopes to find a direct gene test soon but in the meantime a linked marker test was released on July 17, 2007. All litters bred after July 17, 2007 should have at least 1 parent that has tested Probable Clear/Normal to ensure that all puppies in the litter will unaffected by the disease. Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, OFA, certificates are issued for tested dogs and results can be verified at the OFA website. For Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Persistent Pupillary Membrane, and other eye anomalies breeders should have dogs and puppies examined by a veterinary Ophthalmologist and obtain a certificate from the Canine Eye Registry Foundation (CERF) for each dog with passing ...

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Please join us in our efforts on Facebook at TAINTED DOG TREATS FROM CHINA - JUST THE FACTS. https://www.facebook.com/groups/297182950355358/297516100322043/?notif_t=group_activity. Because tests by the FDA are inconclusive, pet treat manufacturers are not required by law to recall their products, and none of them have volunteered to do so. But given that the tests have not pinpointed the contaminant does not mean it is not contaminated. The FDA issued a warning to pet owners in November, 2011 in regards to this issue. The question many are asking is how many dogs will have to die before the products are recalled? It is already estimated that the dead and dying are numbered at more than 600. This number does not count all of the cases that have not made the connection yet between a pets illness and the treats. The treats are causing kidney failure and Fanconi syndrome, with some cases resulting in death; others, in chronic kidney disease. Four months has passed since the FDA warning yet the ...

The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) in the UK have issued a report indicating a steep rise in poisonings of pets by e-cigarette devices. I suspect that most of the poisonings relate to dogs but I am unable at this time to find the actual report. My source is the Times newspaper.. Pets are falling ill after chewing on e-cigarette and refills. The number poisoned has increased from 17 in 2013 to 113 in 2016.. In addition, we are seeing poisonings from the now infamous jerky treats. These are made from dried meat and they are causing concern amongst veterinarians who are also seeing an increase in poisonings from this product. Pets contract Fanconi syndrome which is a rare disorder resulting in kidney damage. There is an ongoing issue with jerky treats manufactured in China in America where a large number of dogs have allegedly been killed through poisoning by the treats. The American authorities have failed to tackle the problem.. In the UK there were 22 cases reported last year and ...

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Stay away from Chinese chicken: Even though it is in the middle of a bird flu outbreak, and despite a ban on chicken for human consumption, China is still exporting chicken for pet foods and treats to the U.S., and U.S. companies are still buying them. Since 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued multiple warnings about Chinese-made chicken jerky treats that cause a particular type of kidney failure called Fanconis syndrome. As of December, 2012, FDA had received thousands of reports, including 501 dog deaths and one cat death. FDA has repeatedly tested for its standard panel of contaminants, and even went to China to inspect the plants (they were allowed to see only four facilities, and were not allowed to do any testing), but has not found a cause. In general, jerky is not cooked to a temperature that would inhibit bacterial growth. Additionally, testing by the State of New York have found five different antibiotics in jerky treats: sulfaclozine, tilmicosin, ...

Cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine. It is a genetic disorder that typically follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. It is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting from accumulation of free cystine in lysosomes, eventually leading to intracellular crystal formation throughout the body. Cystinosis is the most common cause of Fanconi syndrome in the pediatric age group. Fanconi syndrome occurs when the function of cells in renal tubules is impaired, leading to abnormal amounts of carbohydrates and amino acids in the urine, excessive urination, and low blood levels of potassium and phosphates. Cystinosis was the first documented genetic disease belonging to the group of lysosomal storage disease disorders. Cystinosis is caused by mutations in the CTNS gene that codes for cystinosin, the lysosomal membrane-specific transporter for cystine. Intracellular metabolism of cystine, as it happens with all amino ...

Nephropathic cystinosis is an autosomal recessive disease resulting from intracellular accumulation of cystine leading to multiple organ failure. We describe the clinical course of a patient managed from the age of six until his death at the age of 33 years. He underwent multiple surgery, including two renal transplants, developed transplant renal artery stenosis that was managed medically, and progressive heart failure at the age of 33 years. His death from a ruptured pseudoaneurysm associated with a restrictive cardiomyopathy is noteworthy. A limited cardiac autopsy revealed the presence of cystine crystals in interstitial cardiac histiocytes and one myocardial cell, along with 1000-fold higher tissue cystine content of the left ventricular myocardium compared to patients without cystinosis, suggesting the possibility of direct cystine mediated metabolic injury.

The most common mutation in the nephropathic cystinosis (CTNS) gene is a homozygous 57-kb deletion that also includes an adjacent gene carbohydrate kinase-like (CARKL). The latter gene encodes a protein that is predicted to function as a carbohydrate kinase. Cystinosis patients with the common 57-kb deletion had strongly elevated urinary concentrations of sedoheptulose (28-451 mmol/mol creatinine; controls and other cystinosis patients ,9) and erythritol (234-1110 mmol/mol creatinine; controls and other cystinosis patients ,148). Enzyme studies performed on fibroblast homogenates derived from patients carrying the 57-kb deletion revealed 80% reduction in their sedoheptulose phosphorylating activity compared to cystinosis patients with other mutations and controls. This indicates that the CARKL-encoded protein, sedoheptulokinase (SHK), is responsible for the reaction: sedoheptulose + ATP --, sedoheptulose-7-phosphate + ADP and that deletion of CARKL causes urinary accumulation of sedoheptulose ...

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Dents disease (or Dent disease) is a rare X-linked recessive inherited condition that affects the proximal renal tubules of the kidney. It is one cause of Fanconi syndrome, and is characterized by tubular proteinuria, excess calcium in the urine, formation of calcium kidney stones, nephrocalcinosis, and chronic kidney failure. Dents disease is often used to describe an entire group of familial disorders, including X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis with kidney failure, X-linked recessive hypophosphatemic rickets, and both Japanese and idiopathic low-molecular-weight proteinuria. About 60% of patients have mutations in the CLCN5 gene (Dent 1), which encodes a kidney-specific chloride/proton antiporter, and 15% of patients have mutations in the OCRL1 gene (Dent 2). Dents disease often produces the following signs and symptoms: Extreme thirst combined with dehydration, which leads to frequent urination Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) Hypercalciuria (high urine calcium - >300 mg/d or >4 mg/kg ...

Main Results:. Although testosterone levels were within normal limits in 7 of 10 patients with cystinosis, the mean testosterone level in patients with cystinosis was 11.5 2.0 nmol/L compared with 24.2 3.0 nmol/L in control patients (P , 0.005). No patient with cystinosis reached Tanner stage 5 (full pubertal development), whereas 9 of 11 control patients did. Seven of 10 patients with cystinosis had elevations in LH or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, suggesting testicular failure. These patients also had normal LH and FSH responses after GnRH stimulation, increased LH pulse frequency, and reduced testosterone response after HCG stimulation. In comparison, only 3 of 11 control patients had minimally elevated gonadotropin levels, and all 11 had normal testosterone levels. Microscopic testicular examination in one patient showed cystine crystals, germinal dysplasia, increased fibrosis, and Leydig cell hyperplasia. ...

From 1973, when the first report of ARC syndrome was given by Lutz-Richner and Landolt (5), this fatal disease was reported elsewhere in the world. It seems that Arthrogryposis is caused by neurogenic muscular atrophy and has different manifestations, including talipes equinovarus, talipes calcaneovalgus, radial deviation of the wrists, limb contraction, limb clubfeet, and buttock displacement (6). Renal tubular function disorder occurs in the first few days of life and sometimes two to three months later. It can also be diagnosed as renal tubular acidosis and symptoms of Fanconi syndrome, including glycosuria, proteinuria, aminoaciduria, phosphaturia, and bicarbonate wasting. Renal ultrasound is sometimes shown by nephrocalcinosis (3, 7, 8).. Direct hyperbilirubinemia with normal or elevated levels of transaminases is a feature of the ARC syndrome. On the other hand, in contrast to high bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), they have normal levels of GGT enzyme (9, 10). Neurological ...

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Glomerular proteinuria results from increased transcapillary passage of proteins and is characterised by the loss of plasma proteins equal to or greater than albumin, eg. glomerular nephritis, nephritic syndromes and chronic kidney disease. Tubular proteinuria results from a decrease in the capacity of the tubules to reabsorb protein and results in an increase in excretion of low molecular weight proteins, eg. Fanconi syndrome. Overflow proteinuria occurs when increased serum concentrations of proteins of low molecular mass are filtered through the glomerulus and exceed the reabsorptive capacity of tubules, eg. Bence-Jones proteinuria, haemoglobinuria, myoglobinuria. ...

The chemotherapy drug ifosfamide is used in the treatment of several childhood cancers. While effective, its use in children results in a 30% incidence of nephrotoxicity, and 5% incidence of Fanconi syndrome. This late effect is caused by oxidative damage, generated by chloroacetaldehyde, a toxic metabolite of ifosfamide cytochrome P450-mediated bioactivation in the kidney tubules. N-acetylcysteine has been identified as a promising strategy to mitigate nephrotoxicity through its antioxidant and glutathione stimulating properties. Furthermore, with current use in children for acetaminophen poisoning, its clinical utility is evident. Both cell and animal models have demonstrated n-acetylcysteines effectiveness in mitigating ifosfamide kidney toxicity. However, there is no data available to suggest the safe use of n-acetylcysteine with respect to maintenance of ifosfamides chemotherapeutic integrity. There is also a lack of information suggesting that the current dose for acetaminophen overdose will be

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Persistent and increased leakage of protein in the urine (proteinuria) is abnormal. Circulating serum proteins are filtered by the glomerulus, and the small amount of protein that is present in the filtrate is passed through the glomerular capillary wall and reabsorbed by the proximal tubule. Although defects in tubular reabsorption of protein can also result in renal proteinuria (Fanconis syndrome), changes in glomerular permeability are what results in the most significant and highest urine protein concentrations. Thus, proteinuria is considered a key marker for renal dysfunction and characterizes the severity of the underlying kidney disease. Proteinuria is also an independent predictor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.In the past twenty years, major progress in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to the development of proteinuria was made. Spearheaded by the discovery that proteins located at the slit diaphragm of the glomerulus play a crucial role in the proper function

Cystinosis has been classified as a lysosomal storage disorder on the basis of cytologic and other evidence pointing to the intralysosomal localization of stored cystine. Cystinosis differs from the other lysosomal diseases inasmuch as acid hydrolysis, the principal enzyme function of lysosomes, is not known to play a role in the metabolic disposition of cystine. The fact that plasma levels are well below saturation indicates that the defect is a cellular one. Within the cell, cystine is compartmentalized with acid phosphatase and is membrane-bound as demonstrated by electron microscopy. Ferritin accumulates in the same organelle which appears to be the lysosome. (219800) ...

Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS, OMIM 227810) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by a deficiency of glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), a member of the facilitative glucose transporter family (Santer et al. J Inherit Metab Dis 21:191-194, 1998). The typical clinical picture is characterized .... ...

FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes an integral plasma membrane glycoprotein of the liver, islet beta cells, intestine, and kidney epithelium. The encoded protein mediates facilitated bidirectional glucose transport. Because of its low affinity for glucose, it has been suggested as a glucose sensor. Mutations in this gene are associated with susceptibility to diseases, including Fanconi-Bickel syndrome and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants of this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013 ...

Aminoaciduria is a condition in which a person has an excessive amount of amino acids in the urine because of genetic defects in...

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