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A mouse model of Townes-Brocks syndrome expressing a truncated mutant Sall1 protein is protected from acute kidney injury.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 15 Nov 2015
Hirsch Sara, El-Achkar Tarek, Robbins Lynn, Basta Jeannine, Heitmeier Monique, Nishinakamura Ryuichi, Rauchman Michael
Abstract excerpt
It has been postulated that developmental pathways are reutilized during repair and regeneration after injury, but functional analysis of many genes required for kidney formation has not been performed in the adult organ. Mutations in SALL1 cause Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) and nonsyndromic congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, both of which lead to childhood kidney failure. Sall1 is a...
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