PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False, The inherited disease in which sacs of fluid develop in the kidneys is called polycystic kidney disease.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -PKD also can cause other complications, or problems, such as high blood pressure, cysts in the liver, and problems with blood vessels in your brain and heart. Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder that causes many fluid-filled cysts to grow in your kidneys.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inheritance. Most cases of polycystic kidney disease have an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. People with this condition are born with one mutated copy of the PKD1 or PKD2 gene in each cell. In about 90 percent of these cases, an affected person inherits the mutation from one affected parent .

Detailed explanation-3: -Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare genetic disorder that affects 1 in 20, 000 children. A fetus or baby with ARPKD has fluid-filled kidney cysts that may make the kidneys too big, or enlarged. ARPKD can cause a child to have poor kidney function, even in the womb.

Detailed explanation-4: -Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) Glomerulocystic kidney disease (GCKD) Juvenile nephronophthisis (JNPHP) Medullary cystic kidney disease. 10-Sept-2021

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