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Effect of genotype on the severity and volume progression of polycystic liver disease in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jun 2016
Chebib Fouad T, Jung Yeonsoon, Heyer Christina M, Irazabal Maria V, Hogan Marie C, Harris Peter C, Torres Vicente E, El-Zoghby Ziad M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (APDKD) genotype influences renal phenotype severity but its effect on polycystic liver disease (PLD) is unknown. Here we analyzed the influence of genotype on liver phenotype severity. METHODS: Clinical data were retrieved from electronic records of patients who were mutation screened with the available liver imaging (n = 434). Liver volumes were...
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