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* 30 yo patients  
* 30 yo patients  
* Abdominal, flank, or back pain
* Abdominal, flank, or back pain
* Hematuria and hypertenstion
* Hematuria, hypertenstion, intracranial hemorrhage
* ESRD at age 60  
* ESRD at age 60  



Revision as of 12:47, 5 November 2015

  • 30 yo patients
  • Abdominal, flank, or back pain
  • Hematuria, hypertenstion, intracranial hemorrhage
  • ESRD at age 60


  • Palpable, bilateral flank masses
  • Nodular hepatomegaly
  • PKD1 gene at chromosome 16
  • PKD2 gene at chromosome 4








Nonmalignant causes

acquired cystic kidney disease  cystic renal dysplasia glomerulocystic kidney medullary sponge kidney mesothelial cysts nephronophthisis simple cysts