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SUBMITTER: Rauniyar N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6736530 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rauniyar Navin N Yu Xiaoqing X Cantley Jennifer J Voss Edward Z EZ Belcher Justin J Colangelo Christopher M CM Stone Kathryn L KL Dahl Neera N Parikh Chirag C Lam TuKiet T TT Cantley Lloyd G LG
Proteomics. Clinical applications 20180502 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a life-long disease in which the genes responsible are known, but the pathogenesis of cyst formation and cyst growth are not understood. Cyst growth ultimately leads to end-stage renal failure in most patients. Analysis of the urinary proteome offers the potential to identify proteins that indicate the presence of cysts (and thus provides diagnosis) as well as the rates of cyst growth (providing prognostic information).<h4>E ...[more]