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Abnormal renal phenotype in L1 knockout mice: a novel cause of CAKUT.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 2002
Debiec Hanna, Kutsche Michael, Schachner Melitta, Ronco Pierre
Abstract excerpt
L1, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is a cell adhesion and signal transducing molecule. In the kidney, L1 is expressed in the mesonephric duct and the metanephros throughout collecting duct development. We show that mice with a targeted deletion of the L1 gene display diverse renal malformations including (i) a duplex kidney with two ureters partially or totally separated, accompanied by...
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