Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, August 24th, 2006
"Large deletions in WNK1 are associated with inherited arterial hypertension. WNK1 encodes two types of protein: a kidney-specific isoform (KS-WNK1) lacking kinase activity and a ubiquitously expressed full-length isoform (L-WNK1) with serine threonine kinase activity.
"Disease is thought to result from hypermorphic mutations increasing the production of one or both isoforms. However, the pattern of L-WNK1 expression remains poorly characterized," wrote C. Delaloy and colleagues, INSERM...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2006-08-24)
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