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The role of PAX2 in normal and abnormal development of the urinary tract.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 1998
Eccles M R
Abstract excerpt
The molecular etiology of many urinary tract abnormalities in children remains unknown, but a number of genes with a key role in urogenital development have now been identified. PAX2, one such gene, encodes a transcription factor which is critically required for epithelial differentiation within the urogenital tract. Recent studies suggest that PAX2 mutations lead to urological abnormalities and renal failure,...
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