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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Genes & Development, 5(29), p. 467-482, 2015

DOI: 10.1101/gad.256396.114

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The yin and yang of kidney development and Wilms’ tumors

Journal article published in 2015 by Peter Hohenstein ORCID, Kathy Pritchard-Jones, Jocelyn Charlton
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Abstract

Wilms’ tumor, or nephroblastoma, is the most common pediatric renal cancer. The tumors morphologically resemble embryonic kidneys with a disrupted architecture and are associated with undifferentiated metanephric precursors. Here, we discuss genetic and epigenetic findings in Wilms’ tumor in the context of renal development. Many of the genes implicated in Wilms’ tumorigenesis are involved in the control of nephron progenitors or the microRNA (miRNA) processing pathway. Whereas the first group of genes has been extensively studied in normal development, the second finding suggests important roles for miRNAs in general—and specific miRNAs in particular—in normal kidney development that still await further analysis. The recent identification of Wilms’ tumor cancer stem cells could provide a framework to integrate these pathways and translate them into new or improved therapeutic interventions.