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To the Editor: According to Table 1 in Wilson's review of polycystic kidney disease (Jan. 8 issue),¹ the MCKD2 gene has not been identified when, in fact, it has, and a genetic test is currently available. MCKD2 involves the mutation of a common urinary protein (Tamm–Horsfall protein), the function of which is unknown.² This disease appears to be an example of an endoplasmic-reticulum storage disease.

Anthony J. Bleyer, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
ableyer@wfubmc.edu

Thomas C. Hart, D.D.S., Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Bethesda, MD 20892

Editor's note: The authors are parties . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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