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The many faces of RET dysfunction in kidney
1 Oct 2009
Abstract excerpt
Signaling pathways that are activated upon interaction of glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (Gdnf), its coreceptor Gfra1, and receptor tyrosine kinase Ret are critical for kidney development and ureter maturation. Outside the kidney, this pathway is implicated in a number of congenital diseases including Hirschsprung disease (intestinal aganglionosis, HSCR) and hereditary cancer syndromes (MEN 2). Total...
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