Clinical utility of <it>PKD2</it> mutation testing in a polycystic kidney disease cohort attending a specialist nephrology out-patient clinic
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>ADPKD affects approximately 1:1000 of the worldwide population. It is caused by mutations in two genes, <it>PKD1</it> and <it>PKD2</it>. Although allelic variation has some influence on disease severity, genic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/79 |