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Cystic kidney diseases: many ways to form a cyst

Renal cysts are a common radiological finding in both adults and children. They occur in a variety of conditions, and the clinical presentation, management, and prognosis varies widely. In this article, we discuss the major causes of renal cysts in children and adults with a particular focus on the...

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Autores principales: Loftus, Hannah, Ong, Albert C. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22736301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-012-2221-x
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Sumario:Renal cysts are a common radiological finding in both adults and children. They occur in a variety of conditions, and the clinical presentation, management, and prognosis varies widely. In this article, we discuss the major causes of renal cysts in children and adults with a particular focus on the most common genetic forms. Many cystoproteins have been localized to the cilia centrosome complex (CCC). We consider the evidence for a universal ‘cilia hypothesis’ for cyst formation and the evidence for non-ciliary proteins in cyst formation.