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New mutations in the PKD1 gene in Czech population with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
BMC medical genetics - 17 Aug 2009
Stekrova Jitka, Reiterova Jana, Svobodova Stanislava, Kebrdlova Vera, Lnenicka Petr, Merta Miroslav, Viklicky Ondrej, Kohoutova Milada
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary renal disease. The disease is caused by mutations of the PKD1 (affecting roughly 85% of ADPKD patients) and PKD2 (affecting roughly 14% of ADPKD patients) genes, although in several ADPKD families, the...
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