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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease types 1 and 2: assessment of US sensitivity for diagnosis.
Radiology - 1 Oct 1999
Nicolau C, Torra R, Badenas C, Vilana R, Bianchi L, Gilabert R, Darnell A, Brú C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To estimate the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) types 1 and 2, as compared with those of genetic linkage analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A renal US and DNA analysis for ADPKD was performed in 319 patients who were at risk, 161 of whom were younger than 30 years, from 54 families with ADPKD. The sensitivity of US...
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