Disambiguation: polycystic kidney disease

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fundamentals Polycystic Disease (Kidney)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; ADPKD; Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; ARP KD ADPKD refers to enlarged cystic kidneys during adulthood leading to hypertension and progressive renal failure. Cysts also occur in the liver and the pancreas. Aneurysms of intracranial arteries...
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in depth Polycystic Kidney Disease
Inherited human polycystic kidney disease Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disease characterized by accumulation of multiple fluid-filled cysts in each kidney and other organs. The renal cysts originate from the renal tubular epithelial cells lined by a single layer of cells that...
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in depth Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a heritable disorder with diffuse cystic involvement of both kidneys without dysplasia (1). All forms of PKD can have clinical manifestations in infants and children. The major clinical entities of autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) and autosomal-dominant...