Genetics of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and Its Differential Diagnoses
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a hepatorenal fibrocystic disorder that is characterized by enlarged kidneys with progressive loss of renal function and biliary duct dilatation and congenital hepatic fibrosis that leads to portal hypertension in some patients. Mutations in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2017.00221/full |