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The Lancet

Volume 340, Issue 8831, 28 November 1992, Pages 1330-1333
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Phenotype and genotype heterogeneity in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

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Abstract

It is now clear that mutations of at least two genetic loci can lead to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). We have compared the clinical features of ADPKD caused by mutations at the PKD1 locus (linked to the α-globin complex on chromosome 16) with those of disease not linked to the locus (non-PKD1).

We identified 18 families (285 affected members) with mutations at PKD1 and 5 families (49 affected individuals) in which involvement of this locus could be dismissed. Non-PKD1 patients lived longer than PKD1 patients (median survival 71·5 vs 56·0 years), had a lower risk of progressing to renal failure (odds ratio 0·35, 95% Cl 0·13-0·92), were less likely to have hypertension (odds ratio adjusted for age and family of origin 0·29, 0·11-0·80), were diagnosed at an older age (median 69·1 vs 44·8 years), and had fewer renal cysts at the time of diagnosis. Although most of the PKD1 families were ascertained through clinics treating patients with renal impairment, no non-PKD1 family was identified through this source.

Non-PKD1 ADPKD has a much milder phenotype than that linked to PKD1. Partly as a result of this difference in severity, the reported prevalence of this genotype is probably an underestimate.

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