Polycystic Kidney Disease: An Unrecognized Emerging Infectious Disease?
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is one of the most common genetic diseases in humans. We contend that it may be an emerging infectious disease and/or microbial toxicosis in a vulnerable human subpopulation. Use of a differential activation protocol for the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay showed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1997-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/2/97-0204_article |