Abstract:Background and Aims
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary nephropathy that causes kidney failure and the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT). It has recently been established that there is a genotype-phenotype relationship for this disease, with differences in the age of access to TRS if the involvement occurs in the PKD1 or PKD2 gene and if the variant is truncating or not. Identifying patients at high risk for rapid progression has become in… Show more
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