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Breeding colony refinement through phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the SPRD-Pkdr1/Rrrc rat model of polycystic kidney disease.
Comparative medicine - 1 Apr 2007
Bauer Beth A, Boedges Susan, Cook Cristi R, Bryda Elizabeth C, Franklin Craig L
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The SPRD-Pkdr1 rat model is widely used for the study of human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. This rat model carries the Cy allele of the Pkdr1 gene, which results in polycystic kidney disease. Because the Cy allele is lethal in the homozygous state at weanling age, the breeding colony must be maintained in the heterozygous state. A random breeding scheme in which production of homozygous pups with...
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