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Knockdown of bicaudal C in zebrafish (Danio rerio) causes cystic kidneys: a nonmammalian model of polycystic kidney disease.
Comparative medicine - 1 Apr 2010
Bouvrette Denise J, Sittaramane Vinoth, Heidel Jerry R, Chandrasekhar Anand, Bryda Elizabeth C
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease in humans and is characterized by progressive cyst formation, renal enlargement, and abnormal tubular development. Currently, there is no cure for PKD. Although a number of PKD genes have been identified, their precise role in cystogenesis remains unclear. In the jcpk mouse model of PKD, mutations in the bicaudal C gene...
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