Clinical spectrum and pathogenesis of nephronophthisis

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-278

  Benzing, Thomas ^a   Schermer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hippo; intraflagellar transport; nephronophthisis; primary cilia; Wnt

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; HIPPO PROTEIN; INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT 139 PROTEIN; INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT 144 PROTEIN; NEPHROCYSTIN 1; NEPHROCYSTIN 4; NEPHROCYSTIN 5; NEPHROCYSTIN 6; NEPHROCYSTIN 8; NEPHRONOPHTHISIS 4 PROTEIN; NEPHRONOPHTHISIS 6 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

COMPLEX FORMATION; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; KIDNEY FAILURE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NEPHRONOPHTHISIS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CILIA; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MUTATION; NEPHRONS; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84859644590     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e3283520f17     Document Type: Review

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