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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827241103321

Titolo

Polycystic kidney disease : from bench to bedside / / editors, Vincent H. Gattone, Robert L. Bacall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78084-174-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

616.61042

Soggetti

Polycystic kidney disease

Polycystic kidney disease - Diagnosis

Polycystic kidney disease - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Polycystic kidney disease: from bench to bedside; 1. Polycystic kidney disease: genes, prevalence and diagnosis; 2. Polycystins and the pathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; 3. Fibrocystin/polyductin and pathophysiology of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; 4. Nephronophthisis; 5. Meckel syndrome; 6. The Bardet-Biedl and orofacial digital type I ciliopathies; 7. Pain and pain management in polycystic kidney disease; 8. Hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

9. Complications of polycystic kidney disease10. End-stage renal disease in polycystic kidney disease; 11. Preclinical and clinical trials for identifying treatments for polycystic kidney disease; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recent years have seen advances in our understanding the molecular cell biology, signaling and pathogenesis of one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases - polycystic kidney disease (PKD). This multichapter work from international experts opens with chapters exploring the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive PKD.