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Novel PKD1 deletions and missense variants in a cohort of Hellenic polycystic kidney disease families.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 2001
Bouba I, Koptides M, Mean R, Costi C E, Demetriou K, Georgiou I, Pierides A, Siamopoulos K, Deltas C C
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The autosomal dominant form of polycystic kidney disease is a very frequent genetically heterogeneous inherited condition affecting approximately 1 : 1000 individuals of the Caucasian population. The main symptom is the formation of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, which grow progressively in size and number with age, and leading to end-stage renal failure in approximately 50% of patients by age 60. About 85%...
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