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PKD1 mono-allelic knockout is sufficient to trigger renal cystogenesis in a mini-pig model.
International journal of biological sciences - 1 Jan 2015
He Jin, Li Qiuyan, Fang Suyun, Guo Ying, Liu Tongxin, Ye Jianhua, Yu Zhengquan, Zhang Ran, Zhao Yaofeng, Hu Xiaoxiang, Bai Xueyuan, Chen Xiangmei, Li Ning
Abstract excerpt
PKD1 and PKD2 mutations could lead to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which afflicts millions of people worldwide. Due to the marked differences in the lifespan, size, anatomy, and physiology from humans, rodent ADPKD models cannot fully mimic the disease. To obtain a large animal model that recapitulates the disease, we constructed a mini-pig model by mono-allelic knockout (KO) of PKD1...
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