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Feline polycystic kidney disease mutation identified in PKD1.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Oct 2004
Lyons Leslie A, Biller David S, Erdman Carolyn A, Lipinski Monika J, Young Amy E, Roe Bruce A, Qin Baifang, Grahn Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a commonly inherited disorder in humans that causes the formation of fluid-filled renal cysts, often leading to renal failure. PKD1 mutations cause 85% of ADPKD. Feline PKD is autosomal dominant and has clinical presentations similar to huma...
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