Close-up of a gross specimen showing the surface of a human kidney in a case of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The surface is f

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Close-up of a gross specimen showing the surface of a human kidney in a case of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The surface is full of 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