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Polycystic kidney disease: huge kidneys, huge problems, huge progress.
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association - 1 Jan 1997
Grantham J J
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disorders are more common than once appreciated, are contributors to significant morbidity, are potentially fatal and are costly to treat. In the past few years much progress has been made toward understanding the pathogenesis of renal cystic disorders. The dominantly inherited disorders are initiated by mutations within genes located in chromosomes 16 and 4 (ADPKD) that cause the kidneys to...
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