Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: evidence for the existence of a third locus in a Portuguese family

Salomé de Almeida*, Edgar de Almeida, Dorien Peters, José Reimão Pinto, Isabel Távora, João Lavinha, Martjn Breuning, Mateus Martins Prata

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Abstract

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is characterized by clinical and genetic heterogeneity. Two loci implicated in the disease have previously been mapped (PKD1 on chromosome 16 and PKD2 on chromosome 4). By two point and multipoint linkage analysis, negative lod scores have been found for both chromosome 16 and chromosome 4 markers in a large Portuguese family, indicating that a third PKD locus is involved in the development of the disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-88
Number of pages6
JournalHuman Genetics
Volume96
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

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