| Literature DB >> 24322779 |
Amy R Barker1, Rhys Thomas1, Helen R Dawe1.
Abstract
The ciliopathies are a group of related inherited diseases characterized by malformations in organ development. The diseases affect multiple organ systems, with kidney, skeleton, and brain malformations frequently observed. Research over the last decade has revealed that these diseases are due to defects in primary cilia, essential sensory organelles found on most cells in the human body. Here we discuss the genetic and cell biological basis of one of the most severe ciliopathies, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, and explain how primary cilia contribute to the development of the affected organ systems.Entities:
Keywords: Hedgehog; Joubert syndrome; Meckel-Gruber syndrome; Wnt; brain; cilia; ciliopathy; kidney; nephronophthisis; signalling; skeleton
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24322779 PMCID: PMC4049900 DOI: 10.4161/org.27375
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Organogenesis ISSN: 1547-6278 Impact factor: 2.500