Chromosomal evolution of the <it>PKD1 </it>gene family in primates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is mostly caused by mutations in the <it>PKD1 </it>(polycystic kidney disease 1) gene located in 16p13.3. Moreover, there are six pseudogenes of <it>PKD1 <...

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Main Authors: Krawczak Michael, Pennekamp Petra, Münch Claudia, Bogdanova Nadia, Wolf Andreas, Pasantes Juanjo, Kirsch Stefan, Dworniczak Bernd, Schempp Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/263