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Transcriptional complexity in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 7 Oct 2014
Frank Valeska, Zerres Klaus, Bergmann Carsten
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is caused by mutations in the PKHD1 gene. The longest open reading frame comprises 66 exons encoding polyductin or fibrocystin, a type I transmembrane protein with 4074 amino acids. Functional investigations are considerably hampered by its large size and lack of expression in tissues that are usually available for analysis such as...
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