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Polycystic kidney disease: a review and occurrence in Slovenia with comparison between ultrasound and genetic testing.
Journal of feline medicine and surgery - 1 Apr 2008
Domanjko-Petric Aleksandra, Cernec David, Cotman Marko
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited autosomal kidney disease which is most commonly identified in Persian and Persian related cats. Positive cats have multiple cysts of various sizes that occur in the renal cortex and medulla and occasionally in other abdominal organs. PKD often leads to renal failure which occurs from mid to late in life. Renal cysts can be diagnosed ultrasonographically after 7...
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