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SUBMITTER: Bagheri M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275831 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bagheri Morteza M Makhdoomi Khadijeh K Taghizadeh Afshari Ali A Nikibakhsh Ahmad Ali AA Abdi Rad Isa I
Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology 20200101 4
<h4>Background</h4>Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a delayed-onset renal disorder that results from a mutation in the <i>PKD1</i> or <i>PKD2</i> genes. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease results in end-stage renal disease due to renal cystic dysplasia. The aim of this study was to evaluate, by exon sequencing, the disease-causing variants of <i>PKD2</i> (exons 4, 6, and 8) in Iranian ADPKD patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Genomic DNA was extracted from 3-5 ml of periphe ...[more]