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Renal tubular acidosis with progressive nerve deafness

MedGen UID:
98336
Concept ID:
C0403554
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis with Progressive Sensorineural Deafness; RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, WITH PROGRESSIVE NERVE DEAFNESS; RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS, DISTAL, 2, WITH PROGRESSIVE SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS; RTA WITH PROGRESSIVE NERVE DEAFNESS
SNOMED CT: Renal tubular acidosis with progressive nerve deafness (236532003); Renal tubular acidosis with deafness (236532003); Autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with deafness (236532003); AR dRTA (autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis) with deafness (236532003)
 
Gene (location): ATP6V1B1 (2p13.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009968
OMIM®: 267300
Orphanet: ORPHA93611

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Hereditary Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Individuals with hereditary distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) typically present in infancy with failure to thrive, although later presentations can occur, especially in individuals with autosomal dominant SLC4A1-dRTA. Initial clinical manifestations can also include emesis, polyuria, polydipsia, constipation, diarrhea, decreased appetite, and episodes of dehydration. Electrolyte manifestations include hyperchloremic non-anion gap metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia. Renal complications of dRTA include nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, medullary cysts, and impaired renal function. Additional manifestations include bone demineralization (rickets, osteomalacia), growth deficiency, sensorineural hearing loss (in ATP6V0A4-, ATP6V1B1-, and FOXI1-dRTA), and hereditary hemolytic anemia (in some individuals with SLC4A1-dRTA). [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
R Todd Alexander  |  Linda Law  |  Helena Gil-Peña, et. al.   view full author information

Additional description

From MedlinePlus Genetics
Renal tubular acidosis with deafness is a disorder characterized by kidney (renal) problems and hearing loss. The kidneys normally filter fluid and waste products from the body and remove them in urine; however, in people with this disorder, the kidneys do not remove enough acidic compounds from the body. Instead, the acids are absorbed back into the bloodstream, and the blood becomes too acidic. This chemical imbalance, called metabolic acidosis, can result in a range of signs and symptoms that vary in severity. Metabolic acidosis often causes nausea, vomiting, and dehydration; affected infants tend to have problems feeding and gaining weight (failure to thrive). Most children and adults with renal tubular acidosis with deafness have short stature, and many develop kidney stones.

The metabolic acidosis that occurs in renal tubular acidosis with deafness may also lead to softening and weakening of the bones, called rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. This bone disorder is characterized by bone pain, bowed legs, and difficulty walking. Rarely, people with renal tubular acidosis with deafness have episodes of hypokalemic paralysis, a condition that causes extreme muscle weakness associated with low levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalemia).

In people with renal tubular acidosis with deafness, hearing loss caused by changes in the inner ear (sensorineural hearing loss) usually begins between childhood and young adulthood, and gradually gets worse. An inner ear abnormality affecting both ears occurs in most people with this disorder. This feature, which is called enlarged vestibular aqueduct, can be seen with medical imaging. The vestibular aqueduct is a bony canal that runs from the inner ear into the temporal bone of the skull and toward the brain. The relationship between enlarged vestibular aqueduct and hearing loss is unclear. In renal tubular acidosis with deafness, enlarged vestibular aqueduct typically occurs in individuals whose hearing loss begins in childhood.  https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/renal-tubular-acidosis-with-deafness

Clinical features

From HPO
Nephrolithiasis
MedGen UID:
98227
Concept ID:
C0392525
Disease or Syndrome
The presence of calculi (stones) in the kidneys.
Sensorineural hearing loss disorder
MedGen UID:
9164
Concept ID:
C0018784
Disease or Syndrome
A type of hearing impairment in one or both ears related to an abnormal functionality of the cochlear nerve.
Renal tubular acidosis
MedGen UID:
90
Concept ID:
C0001126
Disease or Syndrome
Acidosis owing to malfunction of the kidney tubules with accumulation of metabolic acids and hyperchloremia, potentially leading to complications including hypokalemia, hypercalcinuria, nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis.

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