Medullary cystic kidney disease
Medullary cystic kidney disease is an autosomal dominant kidney disorder characterized by cysts in both kidneys and tubulointerstitial sclerosis leading to end-stage renal disease. The kidney disease nephronophthisis is in the classification of this disorder. Importantly, cysts are found in the medullary collecting ducts, which results in a shrunken kidney, unlike that of polycystic kidney disease.
Medullary cystic kidney disease has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
- MCKD1 has been associated with chromosome 1, but not a specific gene yet.[1] Research by Kirby A et al. suggest that mutations in the VNTR of the human mucin MUC1 are associated with MCKD1 [2]
- MCKD2 has been associated with UMOD on chromosome 16.[3]
See also
Nephronophthisis
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