Hypercalciuria in Familial Hyperkalemia and Hypertension with KLHL3 Mutations
doi: 10.1159/000381563
pmid: 25925082
Hypercalciuria in Familial Hyperkalemia and Hypertension with KLHL3 Mutations
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Familial hyperkalemia and hypertension (FHHt) is a rare genetic disorder manifested by hyperkalemia and early hypertension. Hypercalciuria is another accompanying feature. Mutations in WNK4 and WNK1 were found initially, and recently additional mutations were found in two genes, KLHL3 and CUL3, which are components of the Ubiquitin system. It was not reported whether these latter mutations are accompanied by hypercalciuria. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We compared urinary calcium excretion (UCa) in affected subjects with FHHt and KLHL3 mutations, and in their unaffected family members, and in affected subjects with FHHt and WNK4 Q565E mutation. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Two new families with FHHt including a total number of 23 subjects, 10 of them affected, in whom previously described mutations in KLHL3 (Q309R and R528H) were identified. Presenting features were short stature in the first family, and transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) in the second. Affected subjects had hypercalciuria. UCa levels in affected subjects in the two families were significantly higher than in unaffected subjects (0.608 ± 0.196 vs. 0.236 ± 0.053 mmol Ca per mmol creatinine, respectively (p < 0.0001)). Hypercalciuria in FHHt with KLHL3 mutations is less severe than that observed in FHHt with the Q565E WNK4 mutation (0.608 ± 0.196 (n = 10) mmol Ca per mmol creatinine versus 0.860 ± 0.295 (n = 29), respectively (p = 0.0168)). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> FHHt caused by KLHL3 mutations is accompanied by hypercalciuria as well as hyperkalemia and hypertension. The similar phenomena observed for FHHt caused by WNK4 mutations fits the other evidence that WNK4 mutations are activating, and the aberrant mechanism of calcium handling by the kidney in FHHt.
- Tel Aviv University Israel
- Weizmann Institute of Science Israel
- Clalit Health Services Israel
- Wolfson Medical Center Israel
- Emek Medical Center Israel
Male, Pseudohypoaldosteronism, Hypercalciuria, Microfilament Proteins, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Blood Pressure, Middle Aged, Kidney Function Tests, Body Height, Arabs, Pedigree, Creatinine, Mutation, Humans, Calcium, Female, Carrier Proteins, Child, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Aged
Male, Pseudohypoaldosteronism, Hypercalciuria, Microfilament Proteins, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Blood Pressure, Middle Aged, Kidney Function Tests, Body Height, Arabs, Pedigree, Creatinine, Mutation, Humans, Calcium, Female, Carrier Proteins, Child, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Aged
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