Loss of Function of Slc20a2 Associated with Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification in Humans Causes Brain Calcifications in Mice

Reporting a new mutation at the SLC20A2 gene in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2013) R. R. Lemos et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY

Analysis of Gene Expression Pattern and Neuroanatomical Correlates for SLC20A2 (PiT-2) Shows a Molecular Network with Potential Impact in Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (“Fahr’s Disease”)

(2013) R. J. Galdino da Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Mutations in SLC20A2 are a major cause of familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2013) Sandy Chan Hsu et al.   NEUROGENETICS

Association between a Novel Mutation in SLC20A2 and Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification

(2013) Yang Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Mutations in SLC20A2 link familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification with phosphate homeostasis

(2012) Cheng Wang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Mutation of the PDGFRB gene as a cause of idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

(2012) G. Nicolas et al.   NEUROLOGY

Regulation of cell proliferation and cell density by the inorganic phosphate transporter PiT1

(2012) Kristina Byskov et al.   Cell Division

Mapping of the minimal inorganic phosphate transporting unit of human PiT2 suggests a structure universal to PiT-related proteins from all kingdoms of life

(2011) Pernille Bøttger et al.   BMC BIOCHEMISTRY

Role of calcium-phosphate deposition in vascular smooth muscle cell calcification

(2010) Ricardo Villa-Bellosta et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Hyperphosphatemia-induced nanocrystals upregulate the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 and osteopontin genes in mouse smooth muscle cells in vitro

(2010) Andrew P. Sage et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Arterial calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease

(2009) N. Koleganova et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Systematic review of the evidence underlying the association between mineral metabolism disturbances and risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular events in chronic kidney disease

(2008) A. Covic et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION