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Cyst formation in the PKD2 (1-703) transgenic rat precedes deregulation of proliferation-related pathways.
BMC nephrology - 2 Sept 2010
Koupepidou Panayiota, Felekkis Kyriacos N, Kränzlin Bettina, Sticht Carsten, Gretz Norbert, Deltas Constantinos
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BACKGROUND: Polycystic Kidney Disease is characterized by the formation of large fluid-filled cysts that eventually destroy the renal parenchyma leading to end-stage renal failure. Although remarkable progress has been made in understanding the pathologic mechanism of the disease, the precise orchestration of the early events leading to cyst formation is still unclear. Abnormal cellular proliferation was...
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