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Genotype-phenotype correlation in children with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2009
Fencl Filip, Janda Jan, Bláhová Kveta, Hríbal Zdenek, Stekrová Jitka, Puchmajerová Alena, Seeman Tomás
Abstract excerpt
Adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and PKD1 mutations have a more severe disease than do patients with PKD2 mutations. The aim of this study was to compare phenotypes between children with mutations in the PKD1/PKD2 genes. Fifty PKD1 children and ten PKD2 children were investigated. Their mean age was similar (8.6 +/- 5.4 years and 8.9 +/- 5.6 years). Renal ultrasound was performed,...
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