MITF - A controls branching morphogenesis and nephron endowment.

Congenital nephron number varies widely in the human population and individuals with low nephron number are at risk of developing hypertension and chronic kidney disease. The development of the kidney occurs via an orchestrated morphogenetic process where metanephric mesenchyme and ureteric bud reci...

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Main Authors: Aurélie Phelep, Denise Laouari, Kapil Bharti, Martine Burtin, Salvina Tammaccaro, Serge Garbay, Clément Nguyen, Florence Vasseur, Thomas Blanc, Sophie Berissi, Francina Langa-Vives, Evelyne Fischer, Anne Druilhe, Heinz Arnheiter, Gerard Friedlander, Marco Pontoglio, Fabiola Terzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5746285?pdf=render