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Development of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease in BALB/c-cpk/cpk mice.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Oct 2000
Ricker Justin L, Gattone Vincent H, Calvet James P, Rankin Carolyn A
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare but devastating inherited disease in humans. Various strains of mice that are homozygous for the cpk gene display renal pathology similar to that seen in human ARPKD. The PKD progresses to renal insufficiency, azotemia, and ultimately a uremic death by approximately 3 wk of age. This study characterizes PKD in mice that are homozygous for the cpk...
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