Adpkd Case Study

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Evaluation of relatives at risk: Early detection and treatment of complications and associated disorders avoid risks by testing adult relatives in the family.

Pregnancy management: ADPKD should be monitored in pregnant women for the development of hypertension, urinary tract infections, oligohydramnios, and preeclampsia Growth restriction of fetal intrauterine and kidney anomalies, including atypical echogenicity, cysts and enlarged size.

Genetic counseling.
ADPKD is inherited 95% from affected parent; the novo mutation is traced in 10% of families. As we studied earlier affected child has 50% chance of getting pathogenic variant in this disease. Prenatal testing for pregnancies for a parent tested positive for this disease decreases

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