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C-myc-induced apoptosis in polycystic kidney disease is Bcl-2 and p53 independent.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Dec 1997
Trudel M, Lanoix J, Barisoni L, Blouin M J, Desforges M, L'Italien C, D'Agati V
Abstract excerpt
The SBM mouse is a unique transgenic model of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) induced by the dysregulated expression of c-myc in renal tissue. In situ hybridization analysis demonstrated intense signal for the c-myc transgene overlying tubular cystic epithelium in SBM mice. Renal proliferation index in SBM kidneys was 10-fold increased over nontransgenic controls correlating with the presence of epithelial...
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