OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
Majmundar A, Widmeier E, Heneghan J, Daga A, Wu C, Buerger F, Hugo H, Ullah I, Amar A, Ottlewski I, Braun D, Jobst-Schwan T, Lawson J, Zahoor M, Rodig N, Tasic V, Nelson C, Khaliq S, Schönauer R, Halbritter J, Sayer J, Fathy H, Baum M, Shril S, Mane S, Alper S, Hildebrandt F. OXGR1 is a candidate disease gene for human calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. Genetics In Medicine 2022, 25: 100351. PMID: 36571463, PMCID: PMC9992313, DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExome sequencingChronic kidney diseaseStrong amino acid conservationSignificant patient morbidityCalcium oxalate nephrolithiasisMissense variantsAutosomal dominant inheritance patternTransepithelial calcium transportAmino acid conservationCandidate disease genesDominant inheritance patternCausative genetic variantsKidney diseasePatient morbidityExome Aggregation ConsortiumNC cohortRisk factorsOxalate nephrolithiasisDistal nephronNephrocalcinosisNephrolithiasisLoss of functionChloride-bicarbonate exchangerReceptor 1Genomic approaches