Nan Zhang

A renal cyst-clear cell renal cell carcinoma comorbidity analysis identifies a FOXM1-positive epithelial COL6A1-CD44 axis that remodels fibroblasts

Background Renal cystic conditions are heterogeneous. We used a broad renal cyst-associated disease-gene framework to identify molecular programs shared with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), without modeling a specific cystic disorder or direct cyst-to-cancer progression....