Article
Genetics May Predict Effectiveness of Tolvaptan in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.
American journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2020
Sekine Akinari, Hoshino Junichi, Fujimaru Takuya, Suwabe Tatsuya, Mizuno Hiroki, Kawada Masahiro, Hiramatsu Rikako, Hasegawa Eiko, Yamanouchi Masayuki, Hayami Noriko, Mandai Shintaro, Chiga Motoko, Kikuchi Hiroaki, Ando Fumiaki, Mori Takayasu, Sohara Eisei, Uchida Shinichi, Sawa Naoki, Takaichi Kenmei, Ubara Yoshifumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tolvaptan is the only therapeutic drug for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The influence of mutations in polycystic kidney disease 1 and 2 genes (PKD1 and PKD2) on the treatment effects of tolvaptan is not well documented in the literature. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the relationship between genotype and the efficacy of tolvaptan in 18 patients with ADPKD who had been...
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