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Endothelin in polycystic kidney disease.
Contributions to nephrology - 1 Jan 2011
Chang Ming-Yang, Ong Albert C M
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic kidney disease in man and is caused by germline mutations in PKD1 or PKD2. Affected patients develop progressively enlarged kidneys due to the growth of multiple renal epithelial cysts. Several studies have demonstrated marked intrafamilial phenotypic variability in PKD1 or PKD2 pedigrees, indicating the importance of nonallelic...
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