mortality/aging
• die of kidney failure by 3 weeks of age
• in late stages degeneration, necrosis and hemorrhages are seen
• rapamycin treatment extends survival with some mice surviving more than 50 days
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renal/urinary system
• seen in late stages of kidney failure
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• develop bilateral polycystic kidneys
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• kidney weight is increased 10 fold compared to controls
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• hyperplasia and renal cell carcinoma are seen by P18
• cystic renal cell carcinoma is frequently seen in extremely enlarged kidneys
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• extremely dilated tubules, predominantly originating from the collecting ducts
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• atrophic, compressed glomeruli are seen
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• hyperplastic areas with multiple layers of epithelial cells are seen along the inner surface of tubules
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• some proximal tubules are highly to moderately dilated
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• by 3 weeks of age
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homeostasis/metabolism
• levels of blood urea nitrogen are increased over 10 fold compared to littermate controls
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neoplasm
• hyperplasia and renal cell carcinoma are seen by P18
• cystic renal cell carcinoma is frequently seen in extremely enlarged kidneys
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cardiovascular system
• seen in late stages of kidney failure
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growth/size/body
• develop bilateral polycystic kidneys
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• kidney weight is increased 10 fold compared to controls
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome | DOID:0050676 |
OMIM:135150 |
J:143922 | |
nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma | DOID:0050387 |
OMIM:144700 |
J:143922 |