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Combined deletion of Vhl, Trp53 and Kif3a causes cystic and neoplastic renal lesions.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jul 2016
Guinot Anna, Lehmann Holger, Wild Peter J, Frew Ian J
Abstract excerpt
The von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumour suppressor gene is bi-allelically inactivated in the majority of cases of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC); however, Vhl knockout mouse models do not recapitulate human ccRCC, implying that additional mutations are required for tumour formation. Mutational inactivation of VHL sensitises renal epithelial cells to lose the primary cilium in response to other mutations or...
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