The hallmarks of cancer: relevance to the pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 515 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2015.46 Authors: Tamina Seeger-Nukpezah, Daniel M. Geynisman, Anna S. Nikonova, Thomas Benzing & Erica A. Golemis Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a progressive inherited disorder in which renal tissue is gradually replaced with fluid-filled cysts, giving rise to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and progressive loss of renal function. ADPKD is also associated with liver ductal cysts, hypertension, chronic pain
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