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SUBMITTER: Banks N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4320663 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Banks Nicole N Bryant Joy J Fischer Roxanne R Huizing Marjan M Gahl William A WA Gunay-Aygun Meral M
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 20140912 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is the most common childhood-onset ciliopathy. As treatments improve, more women are reaching reproductive age, but little is known about ARPKD and pregnancy.<h4>Methods</h4>In our ongoing study on ARPKD and other ciliopathies, 12 females over 18 years of age were identified and systematically evaluated. Six had children; four carried pregnancies and delivered, one used assisted reproductive technology and had a surrogate carr ...[more]