Absence of mTOR Inhibitor Effect on Hepatic Cyst Growth: A Case Report of a Kidney Transplant Recipient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Some experimental studies have suggested a beneficial effect of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor use on hepatic and renal cyst growth in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, the results of clinical studies are conflicting and the role of mTOR...

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Main Authors: L. Friedrich, F. Barbey, M. Pascual, J.-P. Venetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/513025
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