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Characterization of the macrophage transcriptome in glomerulonephritis-susceptible and -resistant rat strains.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2011
Maratou K, Behmoaras J, Fewings C, Srivastava P, D'Souza Z, Smith J, Game L, Cook T, Aitman T
Abstract excerpt
Crescentic glomerulonephritis (CRGN) is a major cause of rapidly progressive renal failure for which the underlying genetic basis is unknown. Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats show marked susceptibility to CRGN, whereas Lewis rats are resistant. Glomerular injury and crescent formation are macrophage dependent and mainly explained by seven quantitative trait loci (Crgn1-7). Here, we used microarray analysis in basal and...
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