| Literature DB >> 10835625 |
T Watnick1, N He, K Wang, Y Liang, P Parfrey, D Hefferton, P St George-Hyslop, G Germino, Y Pei.
Abstract
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in PKD1 and PKD2. The products of these genes associate to form heteromeric complexes. Several models have been proposed to explain the mechanism of cyst formation. Here we find somatic mutations of PKD2 in 71% of ADPKD2 cysts analysed. Clonal somatic mutations of PKD1 were identified in a subset of cysts that lacked PKD2 mutations.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10835625 DOI: 10.1038/75981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330