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Glomerulocystic kidney: one hundred-year perspective.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Apr 2010
Lennerz Jochen K, Spence David C, Iskandar Samy S, Dehner Louis P, Liapis Helen
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CONTEXT: Glomerular cysts, defined as Bowman space dilatation greater than 2 to 3 times normal size, are found in disorders of diverse etiology and with a spectrum of clinical manifestations. The term glomerulocystic kidney (GCK) refers to a kidney with greater than 5% cystic glomeruli. Although usually a disease of the young, GCK also occurs in adults. OBJECTIVE: To assess the recent molecular genetics of GCK,...
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