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A mouse model for polycystic kidney disease through a somatic in-frame deletion in the 5' end of Pkd1.
Kidney international - 1 Jun 2008
Starremans P G, Li X, Finnerty P E, Guo L, Takakura A, Neilson E G, Zhou J
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, a leading cause of end-stage renal disease in adults, is characterized by progressive focal cyst formation in the kidney. Embryonic lethality of Pkd1-targeted mice limits the use of these mice. Here we developed a floxed allele of Pkd1 exons 2-6. Glob...
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