Polycystic liver disease: an overview of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment [PDF]
Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is a hereditary disease characterized by the presence of 20 or more liver cysts. It is classified into three types: isolated autosomal dominant PLD, PLD with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and PLD with ...
Joonho Jeong, Hyun Joon Park
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Identification, Characterization, and Localization of a Novel Kidney Polycystin-1-Polycystin-2 Complex [PDF]
The functions of the two proteins defective in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, polycystin-1 and polycystin-2, have not been fully clarified, but it has been hypothesized that they may heterodimerize to form a "polycystin complex" involved ...
Ackermann+43 more
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Caroli′s syndrome in a post renal transplant patient: Case report and review of the literature
Caroli′s syndrome is characterized by bile duct ectasia in association with hepatic fibrosis. It is usually transmitted in an autosomal recessive fashion and has been well documented to be associated with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and
Muhammad Z Bawany+2 more
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Educational Case: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology.
Ryan L. Frazier BS+1 more
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Cardiac Involvement in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Cardiovascular disorders are the main complication in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). contributing to both morbidity and mortality.
Letizia Spinelli+2 more
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Urinary proteomics using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry for diagnosis and prognosis in kidney diseases [PDF]
Purpose of review: Urine is the most useful of body fluids for biomarker research. Therefore, we have focused on urinary proteomics, using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry, to investigate kidney diseases in recent years.
Magalhães, Pedro+2 more
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Background Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is defined as an inherited disorder characterized by renal cyst formation due to mutations in the PKD1 or PKD2 gene, whereas tuberous sclerosis complex is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous ...
Kenji Gonda+15 more
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Pkd2 dosage influences cellular repair responses following ischemia-reperfusion injury [PDF]
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) results from mutations in either PKD1 or PKD2 and accounts for 10% of all patients on renal replacement therapy. The kidney disease phenotype is primarily characterized by cyst formation, but there are
Haylor, J.L.+4 more
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External iliac artery dissection during kidney transplant for polycystic kidney disease : a caveat for surgeons [PDF]
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a common cause of end-stage renal failure and an indication for transplant. The genetic mutation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease also causes vascular abnormalities, mainly aneurysms but
Karusseit, V.O.L. (Otto)
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Metabolism-based approaches for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) leads to end stage kidney disease (ESKD) through the development and expansion of multiple cysts throughout the kidney parenchyma.
Ivona Bakaj, Alessandro Pocai
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