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Recurrent fetal loss associated with bilineal inheritance of type 1 autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jul 2002
Paterson Andrew D, Wang Kai Rong, Lupea Doina, St George-Hyslop Peter, Pei York
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common Mendelian disorder that affects approximately 1 in 500 to 1,000 live births. Mutations in one of two genes, PKD1 and PKD2, account for the disease in most ADPKD families. Despite the relative high frequency of PKD1 mutant alleles, compound heterozygotes or diseased homozygotes have not been described. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report a...
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