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Mice with podocyte-specific overexpression of wild type alpha-actinin-4 are healthy controls for K256E-alpha-actinin-4 mutant transgenic mice.
Transgenic research - 1 Apr 2010
Michaud Jean-Louis, Stitt-Cavanaugh Erin, Endlich Nicole, Endlich Karlhans, De Repentigny Yves, Kothary Rashmi, Kennedy Chris R J
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Mutations in the gene ACTN4 encoding the actin bundling protein-alpha-actinin-4 underlie an inherited form of kidney lesions known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Previously, we developed a model for this condition by generating mice with podocyte-specific overexpression of a diseas...
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