Polycystic liver disease
Polycystic liver disease | |
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Micrograph showing a von Meyenburg complex, a bile duct hamartoma associated with polycystic liver disease. Trichrome stain. | |
Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | medical genetics |
ICD-10 | Q44.6 |
OMIM | 174050 |
DiseasesDB | 33340 |
Polycystic liver disease (PLD) 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.[1] Polycystic Liver Disease comes in two forms as ADPKD (with kidney cysts) and ADPLD (liver cysts only).
See also
- Hepatic cyst (liver cyst)
References
External links
- http://www.pkdcure.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pkdabt_patientsartic6
- http://www.hdcn.com/symp/01pkd/per/per1.htm (requires free account, register at http://www.hdcn.com/reg.htm)
- http://www.pkdiet.com/pld.php
- http://www.polycysticliverdisease.com/html/about_pld.html
- http://polycysticliverdisease.weebly.com/
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