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Medullary Cystic Disease : Causes

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Causes Overview Articles

Medullary cystic kidney disease
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

Specific Causes Articles

Autosomal dominant
A single, abnormal gene on one of the autosomal chromosomes (one of the first 22 "non-sex" chromosomes) from either parent can cause certain diseases. One of the parents will usually have the disease (since it is dominant) in this mode of inheritance . Only one parent must have an abnormal gene in order for the child to inherit the disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 20, 2008
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