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Genes unlinked to the leptin receptor influence urinary albumin excretion in obese Zucker rats.
Physiological genomics - 1 May 2010
Kim Kyoungmi, Warden Craig H, Griffey Stephen M, Vilches-Moure Jose G, Hansen Susan, Cuppen Edwin, Nijman Isaäc J, Chiu Sally, Stern Judith S
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that 90% of outbred obese Zucker Lepr(fa/fa) rats die prematurely of renal disease. Thus, renal disease in obese Zucker Lepr(fa/fa) rats may be caused by the LEPR mutation on chromosome 5, by the obesity, or it may be influenced by Zucker susceptibility alleles of genes o...
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