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Isolation and confirmation of a calcium excretion quantitative trait locus on chromosome 1 in genetic hypercalciuric stone-forming congenic rats.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 May 2006
Hoopes Richard R, Middleton Frank A, Sen Saunak, Hueber Paul A, Reid Robert, Bushinsky David A, Scheinman Steven J
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Hypercalciuria is the most common risk factor for kidney stones and has a substantial genetic component. The genetic hypercalciuric stone-forming (GHS) rat model displays complex changes in physiology involving intestine, bone, and kidney and overexpression of the vitamin D receptor, thereby repr...
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