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Kidney enlargement and multiple liver cyst formation implicate mutations in PKD1/2 in adult sporadic polycystic kidney disease.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 2018
Fujimaru T, Mori T, Sekine A, Mandai S, Chiga M, Kikuchi H, Ando F, Mori Y, Nomura N, Iimori S, Naito S, Okado T, Rai T, Hoshino J, Ubara Y, Uchida S, Sohara E
Abstract excerpt
Distinguishing autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) from other inherited renal cystic diseases in patients with adult polycystic kidney disease and no family history is critical for correct treatment and appropriate genetic counseling. However, for patients with no family history, there are no definitive imaging findings that provide an unequivocal ADPKD diagnosis. We analyzed 53 adult polycystic...
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