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Heterozygosity for a Pathogenic Variant in SLC12A3 That Causes Autosomal Recessive Gitelman Syndrome Is Associated with Lower Serum Potassium

Xuesi Wan, James Perry, Haichen Zhang, Feng Jin, Kathleen A. Ryan, Cristopher Van Hout, Jeffrey Reid, John Overton, Aris Baras, Zhe Han, Elizabeth Streeten, Yanbing Li, Braxton D. Mitchell, Alan R. Shuldiner, Mao Fu and on behalf of the Regeneron Genetics Center
JASN March 2021, 32 (3) 756-765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020071030
Xuesi Wan
1Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
2Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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James Perry
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Haichen Zhang
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Feng Jin
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Cristopher Van Hout
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Zhe Han
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Yanbing Li
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Braxton D. Mitchell
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Mao Fu
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Potassium regulates multiple pathophysiologic processes. Renal potassium handling is important for potassium homeostasis. The heritability of serum potassium level suggests genetic influences, however the genetic determinants are not known. Heterozygosity for a pathogenic variant (p.R642G) of SLC12A3, causing autosomal recessive Gitelman syndrome, is significantly associated with lower potassium and chloride levels, but not with sodium levels. Notably, p.R642G shows a novel role in modulation of serum BUN levels. This work provides new insights into SLC12A3 biology and the effects of heterozygosity on electrolyte homeostasis and related subclinical phenotypes that may have implications for personalized medicine.

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Background Potassium levels regulate multiple physiologic processes. The heritability of serum potassium level is moderate, with published estimates varying from 17% to 60%, suggesting genetic influences. However, the genetic determinants of potassium levels are not generally known.

Methods A whole-exome sequencing association study of serum potassium levels in 5812 subjects of the Old Order Amish was performed. A dietary salt intervention in 533 Amish subjects estimated interaction between p.R642G and sodium intake.

Results A cluster of variants, spanning approximately 537 kb on chromosome 16q13, was significantly associated with serum potassium levels. Among the associated variants, a known pathogenic variant of autosomal recessive Gitelman syndrome (p.R642G SLC12A3) was most likely causal; there were no homozygotes in our sample. Heterozygosity for p.R642G was also associated with lower chloride levels, but not with sodium levels. Notably, p.R642G showed a novel association with lower serum BUN levels. Heterozygotes for p.R642G had a two-fold higher rate of self-reported bone fractures and had higher resting heart rates on a low-salt diet compared with noncarriers.

Conclusions This study provides evidence that heterozygosity for a pathogenic variant in SLC12A3 causing Gitelman syndrome, a canonically recessive disorder, contributes to serum potassium concentration. The findings provide insights into SLC12A3 biology and the effects of heterozygosity on electrolyte homeostasis and related subclinical phenotypes that may have implications for personalized medicine and nutrition.

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  • Gitelman syndrome
  • heterozygosity
  • whole-exome sequencing
  • genetic renal disease
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Heterozygosity for a Pathogenic Variant in SLC12A3 That Causes Autosomal Recessive Gitelman Syndrome Is Associated with Lower Serum Potassium
Xuesi Wan, James Perry, Haichen Zhang, Feng Jin, Kathleen A. Ryan, Cristopher Van Hout, Jeffrey Reid, John Overton, Aris Baras, Zhe Han, Elizabeth Streeten, Yanbing Li, Braxton D. Mitchell, Alan R. Shuldiner, Mao Fu, on behalf of the Regeneron Genetics Center
JASN Mar 2021, 32 (3) 756-765; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2020071030

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Heterozygosity for a Pathogenic Variant in SLC12A3 That Causes Autosomal Recessive Gitelman Syndrome Is Associated with Lower Serum Potassium
Xuesi Wan, James Perry, Haichen Zhang, Feng Jin, Kathleen A. Ryan, Cristopher Van Hout, Jeffrey Reid, John Overton, Aris Baras, Zhe Han, Elizabeth Streeten, Yanbing Li, Braxton D. Mitchell, Alan R. Shuldiner, Mao Fu, on behalf of the Regeneron Genetics Center
JASN Mar 2021, 32 (3) 756-765; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2020071030
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