Diseases

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney

Kidney disorders with autosomal dominant inheritance and characterized by multiple CYSTS in both KIDNEYS with progressive deterioration of renal function.

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Abstract

Kidney disorders with autosomal dominant inheritance and characterized by multiple CYSTS in both KIDNEYS with progressive deterioration of renal function.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • ADPKD
  • Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Kidney, Polycystic, Autosomal Dominant
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease, Adult
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Dominant
  • Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
  • Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease Type 1
  • Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease Type 2
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease 2
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease, Adult Type 2
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease, Adult, Type II
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease, Type 2
  • Polycystic Kidney, Type 1 Autosomal Dominant Disease
  • Polycystic Kidney, Type 2 Autosomal Dominant Disease

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1992

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Previous Indexing

  • Kidney, Polycystic (1974-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016891. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016891
  2. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autosomal_dominant_polycystic_kidney_disease
  3. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732398