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The C3H/HeJ inbred mouse is a model of vesico-ureteric reflux with a susceptibility locus on chromosome 12.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 2010
Murawski Inga J, Maina Rita W, Malo Danielle, Guay-Woodford Lisa M, Gros Philippe, Fujiwara Mary, Morgan Kenneth, Gupta Indra R
Abstract excerpt
Vesico-ureteric reflux is the most common congenital anomaly of the urinary tract, characterized by a defective uretero-vesical junction with retrograde urine flow from the bladder toward the kidneys. Because there is strong evidence for a genetic basis for some cases of vesico-ureteric reflux, we screened 11 inbred mouse strains for reflux and kidney size and identified one strain, C3H/HeJ, that has a 100...
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