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Progressive accumulation of intrinsic mouse uromodulin in the kidneys of transgenic mice harboring the mutant human uromodulin gene.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Mar 2008
Takiue Yuichi, Hosoyamada Makoto, Yokoo Takuya, Kimura Masaki, Shibasaki Toshiaki
Abstract excerpt
Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN) and medullary cystic kidney disease type 2 (MCKD2) are autosomal dominant disorders characterized by juvenile hyperuricemia of the underexcretion type, juvenile gout and chronic renal failure in the adult. FJHN/MCKD2 constitute diseases caused by mutations of the human uromodulin (UMOD) gene that encodes uromodulin, the most abundant glycoprotein in normal human...
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