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SUBMITTER: LaRiviere WB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4363282 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
LaRiviere Wells B WB Irazabal Maria V MV Torres Vicente E VE
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 20141113 4
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited disorder characterized by the progressive growth of renal cysts that, over time, destroy the architecture of the renal parenchyma and typically lead to kidney failure by the sixth decade of life. ADPKD is common and represents a leading cause of renal failure worldwide. Currently, there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for the disease, and the existing standard of care is primarily supportive in nature. H ...[more]