HNF1B Mutations Associate with Hypomagnesemia and Renal Magnesium Wasting
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- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Vol. 20 (5), 1123-1131
- https://doi.org/10.1681/asn.2008060633
Abstract
Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1B (HNF1B), which is a transcription factor expressed in tissues including renal epithelia, associate with abnormal renal development. While studying renal phenotypes of children with HNF1B mutations, we identified a teenager who presented with tetany and hypomagnesemia. We retrospectively reviewed radiographic and laboratory data for all patients from a single center who had been screened for an HNF1B mutation. We found heterozygous mutations in 21 (23%) of 91 cases of renal malformation. All mutation carriers had abnormal fetal renal ultrasonography. Plasma magnesium levels were available for 66 patients with chronic kidney disease (stages 1 to 3). Striking, 44% (eight of 18) of mutation carriers had hypomagnesemia (P < 0.0001). The median plasma magnesium was significantly lower among mutation carriers than those without mutations (1.68 versus 2.02 mg/dl; P < 0.0001). Because hypermagnesuria and hypocalciuria accompanied the hypomagnesemia, we analyzed genes associated with hypermagnesuria and detected highly conserved HNF1 recognition sites in FXYD2, a gene that can cause autosomal dominant hypomagnesemia and hypocalciuria when mutated. Using a luciferase reporter assay, we demonstrated HNF1B-mediated transactivation of FXYD2. These results extend the phenotype of HNF1B mutations to include hypomagnesemia. HNF1B regulates transcription of FXYD2, which participates in the tubular handling of Mg2+, thus describing a role for HNF1B not only in nephrogenesis but also in the maintenance of tubular function.Keywords
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