Article
Molecular genetics of polycystic kidney disease.
Journal of nephrology - 1 Jan 2000
Calvet J P
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a major, multigene disorder that is characterized by the growth of large, fluid-filled cysts from the nephrons and collecting ducts of affected kidneys. At least three different genes are thought to give rise to the autosomal dominant (ADPKD) form of PKD. Two of the genes (PKD1 and PKD2) have now been isolated and sequenced, and based on their predicted structures are thought to...
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