Developmental BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Paraneoplastic renal dysfunction in fly cancer models driven by inflammatory activation of stem cells
Sze Hang Kwok, Yuejiang Liu, David H. Bilder, Jung Kim
The paper shows that tumors in Drosophila cause renal dysfunction through inflammatory activation of stem cells, leading to fluid retention and obstruction.
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