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Perinatal lethality with kidney and pancreas defects in mice with a targetted Pkd1 mutation.
Nature genetics - 1 Oct 1997
Lu W, Peissel B, Babakhanlou H, Pavlova A, Geng L, Fan X, Larson C, Brent G, Zhou J
Abstract excerpt
PKD1 is the most common site for mutations in human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). ADPKD is characterized by progressive replacement of kidney tissue by epithelial cysts and eventual renal failure. Hepatic and pancreatic cysts are also common. The PKD1 protein, polycystin,...
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