“…Although the gene responsible for ARPKD, PKHD1, has been identified [23][24][25] and its gene product, FPC, has been initially characterized, 27,28,30,31,39,40 the mechanisms by which PKHD1 causes disease phenotypes remain largely unknown. To study the disease mechanism and pathogenesis of ARPKD, we created a mouse that allows manipulation of Pkhd1, an animal model that recapitulates the human ARPKD phenotype.…”