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Milder presentation of recessive polycystic kidney disease requires presence of amino acid substitution mutations.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Aug 2003
Furu Laszlo, Onuchic Luiz F, Gharavi Ali, Hou Xiaoying, Esquivel Ernie L, Nagasawa Yasuyuki, Bergmann Carsten, Senderek Jan, Avner Ellis, Zerres Klaus, Germino Gregory G, Guay-Woodford Lisa M, Somlo Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD; MIM 263200) is a hereditary and severe form of polycystic disease affecting the kidneys and biliary tract with an estimated incidence of 1 in 20,000 live births. The clinical spectrum is widely variable: up to 50% of affected neonates die shortly after birth, whereas others survive to adulthood. Mutations at a single locus, polycystic kidney and hepatic...
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