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A novel mutation identified in PKHD1 by targeted exome sequencing: guiding prenatal diagnosis for an ARPKD family.
Gene - 1 Nov 2014
Xu Yan, Xiao Bing, Jiang Wen-Ting, Wang Lei, Gen Hong-Quan, Chen Ying-Wei, Sun Yu, Ji Xing
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare hereditary renal cystic disease involving multiple organs, mainly the kidney and liver. Parents who had an affected child with ARPKD are in strong demand for an early and reliable prenatal diagnosis to guide the future pregnancies. Here we provide an example of prenatal diagnosis of an ARPKD family where traditional antenatal ultrasound examinations...
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