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Progression of kidney disease varies between families with defects in the polycystic kidney disease type 1 gene in eastern Finland.
Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology - 1 Jan 2003
Lumiaho Anne, Ikäheimo Risto, Pihlajamäki Jussi, Miettinen Raija, Niemitukia Lea, Vanninen Ritva, Lampainen Erkki, Laakso Markku
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize, for the first time, the phenotype and clinical course of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in Finnish patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients underwent an abdominal sonographic examination and most of those with ADPKD underwent magnetic resonance angiography of the head. Haplotype analysis was used to classify 20 ADPKD families into those with defects in either...
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