Too Big to Function (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Too Big to Function

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In this cross section of a kidney from a young FAN1 knockout mouse, cell nuclei are stained purple. Cells within a structure called the renal tubule exhibit karyomegaly, or enlarged nuclei.

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The Laboratory of Genome Maintenance of The Rockefeller University/Genes and Development

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