Close-up of a gross specimen of a human kidney in a case of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) showing an almost complete replacemen

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Close-up of a gross specimen of a human kidney in a case of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) showing an almost complete replacement of the kidney parenchyma by many large cysts. ADPKD is caused by mutations in PKD genes that produce a specific abnormal protein that has an adverse effect on tubule development.

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Keywords: adpkd, anatomical, anatomy, biological, biology, body, development, genetic, human, kidney, medical, medicine, pathology, pathology., pkd, polycystic, urology