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Combined Deletion of Vhl and Kif3a Accelerates Renal Cyst Formation.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Nov 2015
Lehmann Holger, Vicari Daniele, Wild Peter J, Frew Ian J
Abstract excerpt
A subset of familial and sporadic clear cell renal cell carcinomas (ccRCCs) is believed to develop from cystic precursor lesions. Loss of function of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor gene (VHL) predisposes renal epithelial cells to loss of the primary cilium in response to specific signals. Because the primary cilium suppresses renal cyst formation, loss of the cilium may be an initiating event in the...
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