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Clinical and pathological features of a neonate with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease caused by a nonsense PKHD1 mutation.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Feb 2013
Zhou Xi-Hui, Hui Zhi-Yan, Li Yuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is one of the most common hereditary nephropathies in childhood. We report a neonate with ARPKD presenting with oligohydramnios, enlargement and increased echogenicity of both kidneys shown by antenatal sonograms after a 29-week gestation and died within the first few hours of life. METHODS: The neonate was investigated pathologically post-mortem....
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