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Exome sequencing identifies compound heterozygous PKHD1 mutations as a cause of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jul 2012
Zhang Da, Lu Lin, Yang Hong-Bo, Li Mei, Sun Hao, Zeng Zheng-Pei, Li Xin-Ping, Xia Wei-Bo, Xing Xiao-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare inherited disease, which is a disorder with multiple organ involvement, mainly the kidney and liver. It is caused by mutations in the PKHD1 gene. Here, we reported the clinical characteristics of a case with ARPKD and analyze the genetic features of this patient as well as of his father using targeted exome sequencing and Sanger...
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