Volume Progression in Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Authors

Jared J. Grantham · University of Kansas Medical Center

Vicente E. Torres · Mayo Clinic

Arlene B. Chapman · Emory University

Lisa M. Guay‐Woodford · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Kyongtae T. Bae · Washington University in St. Louis

Bernard F. King

Louis H. Wetzel

Deborah A. Baumgarten

Abstract

Kidney enlargement resulting from the expansion of cysts in patients with ADPKD is continuous and quantifiable and is associated with the decline of renal function. Higher rates of kidney enlargement are associated with a more rapid decrease in renal function.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases Renal and related cancers Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 354, Issue 20, pp. 2122-2130

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa054341

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