Open AccessEarly Renal Abnormalities in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Esther Meijer,
Mieneke Rook,
Hilde Tent,
Gerjan Navis,
Eric J. van der Jagt,
Paul E. de Jong,
Ron T. Gansevoort
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00360110
Subject(s) - medicine , effective renal plasma flow , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , renal function , quartile , urology , urinary system , polycystic kidney disease , filtration fraction , kidney disease , renal blood flow , kidney , confidence interval
Potential therapeutic interventions are being developed for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). A pivotal question will be when to initiate such treatment, and monitoring disease progression will thus become more important. Therefore, the prevalence of renal abnormalities in ADPKD at different ages was evaluated.