Polycystic kidney disease: The cadence of kidney growth in ADPKD.
Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease is characterized by the development and expansion of cysts, which ultimately results in kidney failure. The rate of this expansion can now be quantified within a short period of time, which has implications for assessing the risk of renal failure in affected patients.
Chapman
Arlene
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D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors