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Symbol PAX2 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 15-06-2015
HGNC name paired box 2
HGNC id 8616
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • homozygous Pax2 knockout mice fail to develop kidneys, ureters and genital tracts
  • heterozygous mice for Hnf1b and Pax2 null alleles display phenotypes similar to severe congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUT), including strong hypoplasia of the kidneys, caudal ectopic aborted ureter buds, duplex kidneys, megaureters and hydronephrosis