Assessment of Adrenal Functions in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease


Tufan F., USLU B., CEKREZI B., UYSAL M., ALPAY N., TURKMEN K., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES, cilt.118, sa.10, ss.741-746, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease and extrarenal manifestations may be observed in many organ systems. Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis was not evaluated extensively in patients with ADPKD. We aimed to evaluate this axis in these patients.