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Hydroureternephrosis due to loss of Sox9-regulated smooth muscle cell differentiation of the ureteric mesenchyme.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2010
Airik Rannar, Trowe Mark-Oliver, Foik Anna, Farin Henner F, Petry Marianne, Schuster-Gossler Karin, Schweizer Michaela, Scherer Gerd, Kist Ralf, Kispert Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Congenital ureter anomalies, including hydroureter, affect up to 1% of the newborn children. Despite the prevalence of these developmental abnormalities in young children, the underlying molecular causes are only poorly understood. Here, we show that the high mobility group domain transcription factor Sox9 plays an important role in ureter development in the mouse. Transient Sox9 expression was detected in the...
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