Cilia-free stem cells offer new path to study rare diseases: Creating a novel population of mutant tissues helps scientists deduce the cause of polycystic kidney disease and other cilia-linked illnesses - Science Daily

A group of rare diseases called ciliopathies -- polycystic kidney disease notable among them -- emerge from defects in cilia. These are the tiny hairlike structures on the surface of almost every cell type. Scientists experimentally 'knocked out,' or genetica…

A group of rare diseases called ciliopathies -- polycystic kidney disease notable among them -- emerge from defects in cilia. These are the tiny hairlike structures on the surface of almost every cel… [+3331 chars]

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