Pediatric Nephrology

, Volume 20, Issue 9, pp 1245–1248 | Cite as

A familial case of multicystic dysplastic kidney

  • Takashi Sekine
  • Yoshiyuki Namai
  • Atsuhiro Yanagisawa
  • Hiroshi Shirahama
  • Yukie Tashiro
  • Masahito Terahara
  • Michio Nagata
  • Yutaka Harita
  • Utako Fukuoka
  • Jun Inatomi
  • Takashi Igarashi
Original Article

Abstract

A familial case of multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is described. The proband is a one-year-old boy with left MCDK, and his father was also revealed to have unilateral MCDK. The mother had two abortions; the second pregnancy was terminated because of bilateral MCDK of the fetus (Potter anomaly). The two patients and the aborted male fetus did not have any malformations except for MCDK. Thus in this family MCDK occurs as an isolated phenomenon in three individuals within two generations, presumably as a result of autosomal dominant inheritance.

Keywords

Multicystic dysplastic kidney MCDK Hereditary renal dysplasia Familial 

Notes

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by grants from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Grant 13671101 and 15591089), and The Kidney Foundation Japan (JFK 02–5).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Takashi Sekine
    • 1
  • Yoshiyuki Namai
    • 2
  • Atsuhiro Yanagisawa
    • 2
  • Hiroshi Shirahama
    • 3
  • Yukie Tashiro
    • 3
  • Masahito Terahara
    • 4
  • Michio Nagata
    • 5
  • Yutaka Harita
    • 1
  • Utako Fukuoka
    • 1
  • Jun Inatomi
    • 1
  • Takashi Igarashi
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of MedicineThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
  2. 2.Department of PediatricsOta General HospitalFukushimaJapan
  3. 3.Department of PathologyImakiire General HospitalKagoshimaJapan
  4. 4.Department of GynecologyImakiire General HospitalKagoshimaJapan
  5. 5.Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of TsukubaIbarakiJapan

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