## Background: Autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (arpkd) is an important neonatal nephropathy characterized by fusiform dilation of collecting ducts, congenital hepatic fibrosis, and in some cases caroli's disease. the arpkd gene, pkhd1, has recently been identified. herein we describe
A complete mutation screen of PKHD1 in autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) pedigrees
✍ Scribed by Rossetti, Sandro (author);Torra, Roser (author);Coto, Eliecer (author);Consugar, Mark (author);Kubly, Vickie (author);Málaga, Serafin (author);Navarro, Mercedes (author);El-Youssef, Mounif (author);Torres, Vicente E. (author);Harris, Peter C. (author)
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 988 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
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