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Challenges in establishing genotype-phenotype correlations in ARPKD: case report on a toddler with two severe PKHD1 mutations.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2017
Ebner Kathrin, Dafinger Claudia, Ortiz-Bruechle Nadina, Koerber Friederike, Schermer Bernhard, Benzing Thomas, Dötsch Jörg, Zerres Klaus, Weber Lutz Thorsten, Beck Bodo B, Liebau Max Christoph
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BACKGROUND: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) constitutes an important cause of pediatric end stage renal disease and is characterized by a broad phenotypic variability. The disease is caused by mutations in a single gene, Polycystic Kidney and Hepatic Disease 1 (PKHD1), which encodes a large transmembrane protein of poorly understood function called fibrocystin. Based on current knowledge of...
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