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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Polycystic Kidney Diseases"”.
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Development of Therapies to Treat Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are genetic disorders characterized by fluid filled cysts in the kidney tubules and liver bile ducts. There are two forms of PKD, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). The focus of the studies …
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Targeting Glutamine Metabolism in Kidney Development and Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disorder characterized by the progressive manifestation of numerous fluid-filled sacs, known as cysts, within the renal epithelia. The enlargement of the cysts causes the gradual replacement of normal kidney parenchyma which leads to impairment of renal …
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Understanding HNF-1β through Identification of Interacting Proteins and Target Genes in the Kidney
… tissue-specific gene expression in the liver, kidney, pancreas, and other epithelial organs. During kidney development, HNF-1Beta is expressed in renal collecting ducts and all segments of the nephron. Mutation of HNF-1Beta causes maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5) and kidney …