Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 18: 2686-2687
© 2003 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Letter
Adult polycystic kidney disease in patients on haemodialysis in the south of Brazil
1Postgraduate Program in Nephrology 2Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology 3Faculty of Medicine Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil Email: ane_nunes@hotmail.com
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Sir,
About 510% of chronic dialysis patients have adult dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Few epidemiological data on this disease are available in Brazil. The purpose of our investigation was to study the