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[Polycystic kidney diseases: molecular genetics and counselling].
Nephrologie & therapeutique - 1 Jul 2006
Lespinasse James, Fourcade Jacques, Schir Franz
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) affects 1 newborn in 400 to 1000 making it the most common inherited form of genetic kidney disease and an important cause of medical morbidity and account for about 10% of end-stage renal disease. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare (1/20,000 to 1/40,000) inherited disease in children characterized by the association of dilation of...
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