Autosomal dominant inheritance of multicystic dysplastic kidney.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-1999
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050642
Abstract
Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in a normal infant is believed to be a sporadic disorder, with an incidence of about 1 in 4,300 live births. Isolated unilateral MCDK occurring in a family without other genitourinary abnormalities has not been described. We report a family in which isolated unilateral MCDK occurred in a woman and her two children. The mother presented with a palpable abdominal mass during infancy, which on excision was found to be a MCDK. Both the children were found to have MCDK on prenatal ultrasonography, which was later confirmed on postnatal evaluation. The MCDK in the children continues to involute on follow-up urinary tract ultrasonography. The inheritance of MCDK appears to be autosomal dominant in this family.
Journal Title
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Volume
13
Issue
6
First Page
481
Last Page
483
MeSH Keywords
Child, Preschool; Female; Genes, Dominant; Humans; Infant; Kidney; Male; Nephrectomy; Polycystic Kidney Diseases; Ultrasonography
Recommended Citation
Srivastava, T., Garola, R. E., Hellerstein, S. Autosomal dominant inheritance of multicystic dysplastic kidney. Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 13, 481-483 (1999).
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