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Sequential analysis of kidney stone formation in the Aprt knockout mouse.
Kidney international - 1 Sept 2001
Evan A P, Bledsoe S B, Connors B A, Deng L, Liang L, Shao C, Fineberg N S, Grynpas M D, Stambrook P J, Youzhi S, Sahota A, Tischfield J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We have previously shown that, as in human adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency, Aprt knockout mice form 2,8-dihydroxyadenine (DHA) renal stones. The disease develops earlier and is more severe in male than in female mice. To examine the biological bases for these differences, the area occupied by DHA crystals was quantified in kidney sections from male and female mice (strain 129) aged...
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