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A hypomorphic mutation in the mouse laminin alpha5 gene causes polycystic kidney disease.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jul 2006
Shannon M Brendan, Patton Bruce L, Harvey Scott J, Miner Jeffrey H
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Extracellular matrix abnormalities have been found in both human and animal models of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). A new mouse PKD model has been produced through insertion of a PGKneo cassette in an intron of the gene that encodes laminin alpha5 (Lama5), a major tubular and glomerular baseme...
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