Through an interdisciplinary approach that included genetic analyses, molecular biology, micro-dissection and drug screening, they have begun deciphering the biochemical pathways through which
kidney cysts form.
Not exact matches
It reveals that errors in how cells stick together give rise to two
forms of
kidney cysts.
Polycystic
kidney disease (PKD) is a
kidney disorder passed down through families in which many
cysts form in the
kidneys, causing them to become enlarged.
In a study, recently published in PLOS Genetics, Chiara Gamberi and her coauthors developed an innovative fruit fly - based model of the types of harmful
cysts that can
form on
kidneys.
When grown in a collagen gel, Madin - Darby canine
kidney (MDCK) cells
form into
cysts, and the orientation of proteins, called polarity, are abnormal following Tuba knockdown.
Polycystic
Kidney Disease is a life - threatening condition where cysts form on the k
Kidney Disease is a life - threatening condition where
cysts form on the
kidneykidney.
These pets inherited genes that cause fluid - filled sacks (
cysts) to
form within their
kidneys.
In this condition
cysts form in the
kidney which keeps them from functioning.
A specific
form of
cyst, called Polycystic
Kidney Disease (PKD), is inherited in Persian and other long haired cats.