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Summary

Hypokalemic tubulopathy and deafness (HKTD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypokalemic tubulopathy with renal salt wasting, disturbed acid-base homeostasis, and sensorineural deafness (Schlingmann et al., 2021). [from OMIM]

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  • Also known as: BIR9, HKTD, KIR5.1, KCNJ16
    Summary: potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 16

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