Cardiovascular Involvement in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Review

• Main Authors: Maria Pietrzak-Nowacka (Author), Krzysztof Safranow (Author), Edyta Płońska-Gościniak (Author), Adam Nowacki (Author), Piotr Późniak (Author), Piotr Gutowski (Author), Kazimierz Ciechanowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease with a prevalence of 1:400 to 1:1,000 in Caucasians. It is caused by mutations in the PKD1 gene located on chromosome 16p13.3 (in about 85% cases) as well as in the PKD2 gene on chromosome 4...