Uromodulin
The protein product of the uromodulin gene is better known as Tamm-Horsfall protein, the most abundant protein excreted by normal urine. Although caused by mutations, the pathogenetic mechanism behind hyperuricemic nephropathy, medullary and glomerular cystic kidney diseases has yet to be elucidated.
Gene Structure
The gene consists of 12 exons, of which 11 are translated.
Genetests:
Related Diseases:
References:
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McBride MB et al. (1998) Presymptomatic detection of familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy in children.
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Fukuoka S et al. (1997) Assignment of the Tamm-Horsfall protein/uromodulin gene (Umod) to mouse chromosome bands 7F1-F2 and rat chromosome bands 1q36-->q37 by in situ hybridization.
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Jeanpierre C et al. (1993) Chromosomal assignment of the uromodulin gene (UMOD) to 16p13.11.
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Pook MA et al. (1993) Localization of the Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (uromodulin) gene to chromosome 16p12.3-16p13.11.
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Pennica D et al. (1987) Identification of human uromodulin as the Tamm-Horsfall urinary glycoprotein.
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Bisceglia M et al. (2006) Renal cystic diseases: a review.
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Yang H et al. (2004) Identification and characterization of D8C, a novel domain present in liver-specific LZP, uromodulin and glycoprotein 2, mutated in familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy.
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TAMM I et al. (1952) A mucoprotein derived from human urine which reacts with influenza, mumps, and Newcastle disease viruses.
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Vylet'al P et al. (2006) Alterations of uromodulin biology: a common denominator of the genetically heterogeneous FJHN/MCKD syndrome.
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Rampoldi L et al. (2003) Allelism of MCKD, FJHN and GCKD caused by impairment of uromodulin export dynamics.
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Turner JJ et al. (2003) UROMODULIN mutations cause familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy.
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Hart TC et al. (2002) Mutations of the UMOD gene are responsible for medullary cystic kidney disease 2 and familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy.
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Stibůrková B et al. (2000) Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy: localization of the gene on chromosome 16p11.2-and evidence for genetic heterogeneity.
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Orphanet article
Orphanet ID 120412
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NCBI article
NCBI 7369
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OMIM.ORG article
Omim 191845
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Wikipedia article
Wikipedia EN (Tamm–Horsfall_protein)
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Update: Aug. 14, 2020