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Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases: 19 Disease Panel

Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases: 38 Disease Panel

Sephardic/Mizrahi Jewish Genetic Diseases

Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Recessive

Cyst development in the kidneys causing kidney enlargement and can lead to kidney failure. Symptoms include cysts in the liver, hypertension, hematuria, recurrent urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and an increased risk for aneurysms. This condition is often lethal early in life.

Carrier Frequency: 1 in 107 Ashkenazi Jews

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