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Use of Ultra-high Field MRI in Small Rodent Models of Polycystic Kidney Disease for In Vivo Phenotyping and Drug Monitoring
Published on: June 23, 2015
Congenital renal diseases
1Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA.
Abstract:
Congenital renal diseases of assorted pathologic types occur in dogs and cats. Many of the conditions are known or suspected to be inherited in specific breeds. However, for most of these disorders the causative defect, pathogenesis, and mode of inheritance remain unknown. Congenital renal diseases usually are progressive and they often cause chronic renal failure in affected animals. Presumptive diagnosis usually is based on clinical findings after exclusion of other conditions, but definitive diagnosis generally requires appropriate pathologic studies.
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