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A major X-linked locus affects kidney function in mice.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Dec 2012
Leduc Magalie S, Savage Holly S, Stearns Timothy M, Cario Clinton L, Walsh Kenneth A, Paigen Beverly, Berndt Annerose
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Chronic kidney disease is a common disease with increasing prevalence in the western population. One common reason for chronic kidney failure is diabetic nephropathy. Diabetic nephropathy and hyperglycemia are characteristics of the mouse inbred strain KK/HlJ, which is predominantly used as a model for metabolic syndrome due to its inherited glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. We used KK/HlJ, an...
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