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Loss of oriented cell division does not initiate cyst formation.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Feb 2010
Nishio Saori, Tian Xin, Gallagher Anna Rachel, Yu Zhiheng, Patel Vishal, Igarashi Peter, Somlo Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) can arise from either developmental or postdevelopmental processes. Recessive PKD, caused by mutations in PKHD1, is a developmental defect, whereas dominant PKD, caused by mutations in PKD1 or PKD2, occurs by a cellular recessive mechanism in mature kidneys. Oriented cell division is a feature of planar cell polarity that describes the orientation of the mitotic axes of dividing...
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