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Novel mutations of PKD genes in the Czech population with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
BMC medical genetics - 3 Apr 2014
Obeidova Lena, Elisakova Veronika, Stekrova Jitka, Reiterova Jana, Merta Miroslav, Tesar Vladimir, Losan Frantisek, Kohoutova Milada
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary renal disorder caused by mutation in either one of two genes, PKD1 and PKD2. High structural and sequence complexity of PKD genes makes the mutational diagnostics of ADPKD challenging. The present study is the first detailed analysis of both PKD genes in a cohort of Czech patients with ADPKD using High Resolution...
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