Considerations for genetic testing in individuals with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

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ABSTRACT: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a systemic, irreversible, genetic condition caused by mutations in the PKD1 and PKD2 genes, and the most common form of inherited kidney disease in the United States, affecting more than 600,000 individuals. Because the condition is autosomal dominant, there is a 50% chance that each child of an affected adult will also have the pathogenic genetic...

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