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A novel mutation causing nephronophthisis in the Lewis polycystic kidney rat localises to a conserved RCC1 domain in Nek8.
BMC genomics - 16 Aug 2012
McCooke John K, Appels Rudi, Barrero Roberto A, Ding Alice, Ozimek-Kulik Justyna E, Bellgard Mathew I, Morahan Grant, Phillips Jacqueline K
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BACKGROUND: Nephronophthisis (NPHP) as a cause of cystic kidney disease is the most common genetic cause of progressive renal failure in children and young adults. NPHP is characterized by abnormal and/or loss of function of proteins associated with primary cilia. Previously, we characterized an autosomal recessive phenotype of cystic kidney disease in the Lewis Polycystic Kidney (LPK) rat. RESULTS: In this...
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