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February 24, 2013 Genetics, Interviews, PKD No comments

Type of PKD1 Mutation Influences Renal Outcome in ADPKD

Hemodialysis.com Author Interview:
Dr. Claude Férec
INSERM U1078 and EFS-BretagneBrest, France.

Hemodialysis.com: What are the main findings of your study?

Prof. Ferec: Our main result is the first description of the influence of mutation type on renal survival.

We have shown that PKD1 truncating mutations are associated with a median age at ESRD of 55.4 years, whereas there is a 12 years delay in ESRD onset for non-truncating mutations.

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