Polycystic disease
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A polycystic disease is a disease that involves multiple cysts scattered throughout an organ, including:
- Polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is an inherited systemic disorder that predominantly affects the kidneys, but may affect other organs including the liver, pancreas, brain, and arterial blood vessels...
- Polycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver disease usually describes the presence of multiple cysts scattered throughout normal liver tissue, in association with polycystic kidney disease.-Pathophysiology:Associations with PRKCSH and SEC63 have been described....
- Polycystic ovary syndromePolycystic ovary syndromePolycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common female endocrine disorders. PCOS is a complex, heterogeneous disorder of uncertain aetiology, but there is strong evidence that it can to a large degree be classified as a genetic disease....