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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a condition characterized by massively enlarged kidneys containing fluid-filled cysts, profoundly affects those who inherit one of the known genes that cause the disease. Mutations in the polycystic kidney disease 1 gene (PKD1), located on chromosome 16, account for approximately 85 percent of cases; the remaining 15 percent are due to mutations in the polycystic kidney disease 2 gene (PKD2), located on chromosome 4.¹ Progressive kidney dysfunction, hypertension, abdominal and flank pain, gross hematuria, and nephrolithiasis are frequently observed in this condition. Extrarenal manifestations that include intracranial aneurysms, hepatic cysts, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Division of Nephrology, Tufts–New England Medical Center, Boston.

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