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Genetic basis of renal cellular dysfunction and the formation of kidney stones
Urological Research - Urolithiasis, 06/17/09

Khan SR et al. - Cellular impairment or dysfunction affects the supersaturation, by influencing the excretion of participating ions such as calcium, oxalate and citrate and causing hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria or hypocitraturia. The production and excretion of macromolecular promoters and inhibitors of crystallization is also dependent upon proper functioning of the renal epithelial cells. Insufficient or ineffective crystallization modulators such as osteopontin, Tamm-Horsfall protein, bikunin, etc. are most likely produced by the impaired cells.

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