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. 2019 Jul 30;10:953. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00953

TABLE 2.

A subset of mutant lines of interest to disease processes in the National Xenopus Resource Database.

Organ of interest Mutation Species Associated human disease
Kidney Pkhd1L X. Laevis Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
pkd2.L X. Laevis Polycystic Kidney Disease 2
wdpcp.L X. Laevis Bardet-Biedl syndrome (ciliopathic genetic disorder that affects many parts of body including kidney failure)
eya1.L X. Laevis Branchio-oto-renal syndrome
Heart tbx5 X. Tropicalis Hold-Oram syndrome (cardiac-limb syndrome)
gdf1 X.Tropicalis Double outlet right ventricle, tetralogy of Fallot, Right atrial isomerism
Imna X. Tropicalis dilated cardiomyopathy
myh6 X.Tropicalis familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial septal defect