THE CLINICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT HYPOPHOSPHATEMIC RICKETS

这个子项目是许多利用 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目及 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 中心，但不一定是研究者所在的机构。 常染色体显性遗传性低磷血症性佝偻病（ADHR）是一种以单纯性肾性磷酸盐消耗为特征的综合性疾病。 ADHR代表一种“自然实验”，其中异常的肾磷酸盐转运干扰磷酸盐稳态，并导致磷酸盐消耗和随后的低磷酸盐血症。 虽然该疾病的标志是孤立的磷酸盐消耗，但磷酸盐消耗缺陷的病因尚不清楚。 我们最近的特点的疾病的临床表现，并映射ADHR基因位点染色体12 p13。 本研究的目的是利用定位克隆技术来鉴定导致这种疾病的基因。 为了实现我们的目标，我们将1）从ADHR家族中获得表型特征和DNA; 2）以高分辨率绘制疾病基因图; 3）分离和克隆基因。 该基因的鉴定将提供对磷酸盐稳态控制的深入了解，并导致对这种疾病的发病机制的更好理解。 对ADHR病理生理学的进一步了解可能会导致更好的治疗策略的设计。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR) is an integrated disorder characterized by isolated renal phosphate wasting. ADHR represents an "experiment of nature" in which abnormal renal phosphate transport disturbs phosphate homeostasis and results in phosphate wasting and consequent hypophosphatemia. Although the hallmark of the disorder is isolated phosphate wasting the etiology of the phosphate wasting defect is unknown. We have recently characterized the clinical manifestations of the disorder and mapped the ADHR gene locus to chromosome 12p13. The goal of the present study is to identify the gene responsible for the disorder using positional cloning techniques. To accomplish our goal we will 1) phenotypically characterize and obtain DNA from ADHR families; 2) map the disease gene with high resolution and 3) isolate and clone the gene. Identification of the gene will provide insight into control of phosphate homeostasis and lead to an improved understanding of the pathogenesis of this disease. Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of ADHR may lead to the design of better therapeutic strategies for the disorder.