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An Ashkenazi founder mutation in the PKHD1 gene.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Quint Adina, Sagi Michal, Carmi Shai, Daum Hagit, Macarov Michal, Ben Neriah Ziva, Meiner Vardiela, Elpeleg Orly, Lerer Israela
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is usually detected late in pregnancies in embryos with large echogenic kidneys accompanied by oligohydramnios. Hundreds of private pathogenic variants have been identified in the large PKHD1 gene in various populations. Yet, because of the large size of the gene, segregation analysis of microsatellite polymorphic markers residing in the PKDH1 locus has...
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