Medullary Cystic Disease : Causes

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Medullary cystic kidney disease (MCKD) is very similar to the childhood disease familial juvenile nephronophthisis (NPH. Both lead to scarring of the kidney and formation of fluid-filled cavities (cysts) in the deeper parts of the kidney. In these...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 22, 2007
Autosomal dominant is one of several ways that a trait or disorder can be passed down through families. If a disease is autosomal dominant, it means you only need to get the abnormal gene from one parent in order for you to inherit the disease. One of the parents may often have the disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
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