Comprehensive Molecular Diagnostics in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Comprehensive molecular diagnostics in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Mutation-based molecular diagnostics of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is complicated by genetic and allelic heterogeneity, large multi-exon genes, duplication of PKD1, and a high level of unclassified variants (UCV). Present mutation detection levels are 60 to 70%, and PKD1 and PKD2 UCV have not been systematically classified. This study analyzed the uniquely characterize...

autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a comprehensive review

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

The lack of reliable data on frequency, age of onset, survival, spontaneous mutation rate and prognosis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a continual source of frustration to physicians involved in counselling patients and their relatives. The only major study to address all of these issues in a defined population was presented by Dalgaard as a 251-page doctoral thesis in 1957 ...

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

recessive forms (1–3), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) with an incidence of 1 : 500 to 1 : 1000 is one of the commonest hereditary diseases (4). Some 5 million people worldwide are affected. In many countries ADPKD is the fourth most frequent cause of end-stage renal failure. About 85% of these diseases are caused by mutations in the PKD1 gene, the remaining 15% are due to ...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most prevalent, potentially lethal, monogenic disorder. It is associated with large interfamilial and intrafamilial variability, which can be explained to a large extent by its genetic heterogeneity and modifier genes. An increased understanding of the disorder's underlying genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms and a better appreciation ...