MicroRNA-17~92 Is Required for Nephrogenesis and Renal Function

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Deletion of all microRNAs (miRNAs) in nephron progenitors leads to premature loss of these cells, but the roles of specific miRNAs in progenitors have not been identified. Deletions in the MIR17HG cluster (miR-17~92 in mice), detected in a subset of patients with Feingold syndrome, represent the first miRNA mutations to be associated with a developmental defect in humans. Although MIR17HG is expressed in the...

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