Nephronophthisis: Disease Mechanisms of a Ciliopathy
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Nephronophthisis: disease mechanisms of a ciliopathy.
Nephronophthisis (NPHP), a recessive cystic kidney disease, is the most frequent genetic cause of end-stage kidney disease in children and young adults. Positional cloning of nine genes (NPHP1 through 9) and functional characterization of their encoded proteins (nephrocystins) have contributed to a unifying theory that defines cystic kidney diseases as "ciliopathies." The theory is based on the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008050456