Hereditary polycystic kidney disease: genetic diagnosis and counseling.

Description of the eviDence collection methoD The literature review of scientific articles in this guideline was held in the databases Medline, Cochrane and SciELO. The search for evidence came from actual clinical scenarios and used keywords (MeSH terms) grouped in the following syntax: adult dominant polycystic kidney disease; adult recessive polycystic kidney disease; PKD mutation; PKDH1 mutation; renal cystic disease; polycystin; renal ultrassonography; renal transplantation; fibrocystin; congenital hepatic fibrosis; biliary dysgenesis; liver cystic disease; end-stage renal disease; linkage analysis.