Chronic Kidney Disease: Polycystic Kidney Disease & Recent Genetic Insights

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Chronic Kidney Disease: Polycystic Kidney Disease & Recent Genetic Insights

CDC’s Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative seeks to prevent and control risk factors for CKD, to raise awareness, to promote early diagnosis, and to improve outcomes and quality of life  

A quest — halting the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. 
David H. Ellison et al, NEJM November 15, 2014

Blood pressure in early autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. 
Robert W. Schrier et al. NEJM, November 15, 2014

Tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. 
Vicente E. Torres, et al. NEJM (2012)

What is polycystic kidney disease? From the Genetics Home Reference

Association of sickle cell trait with chronic kidney disease and albuminuria in African Americans. 
Rakhi P. Naik et al. JAMA, November 13, 2014 

APOL1 kidney risk alleles: population genetics and disease associations.
Limou S, et al. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2014 Sep;21(5):426-33

Visit the Chronic Kidney Disease Public Health Genomics and the Polycystic Kidney Disease Public Health Genomics update pages for additional information and links