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Role of genetic modifiers in an orthologous rat model of ARPKD.
Physiological genomics - 1 Aug 2012
O'Meara Caitlin C, Hoffman Matthew, Sweeney William E, Tsaih Shirng-Wern, Xiao Bing, Jacob Howard J, Avner Ellis D, Moreno Carol
Abstract excerpt
Human data and animal models of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) suggest that genetic factors modulate the onset and severity of the disease. We report here for the first time that ARPKD susceptibility is attenuated by introgressing the mutated Pkhd1 disease allele from the polycystic kidney (PCK) rat onto the FHH (Fawn-Hooded Hypertensive) genetic background. Compared with PCK, the FHH.Pkhd1...
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