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Co-inheritance of a PKD1 mutation and homozygous PKD2 variant: a potential modifier in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 2008
Dedoussis G V Z, Luo Y, Starremans P, Rossetti S, Ramos A J, Cantiello H F, Katsareli E, Ziroyannis P, Lamnissou K, Harris P C, Zhou J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), which is caused by mutations in polycystins 1 (PC1) and 2 (PC2), is one of the most commonly inherited renal diseases, affecting ~1 : 1000 Caucasians. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We screened Greek ADPKD patients with the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) assay and direct sequencing. RESULTS: We identified a patient homozygous for a...
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