Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease: Mapping to chromosomal region of 6p21 - cen in a turkish child

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPCD) Is a congenital kidney disease with severe prognosis. We present a male Infant who was diagnosed prenatally by ultrasonography. He died at two months of age In a septic stage. The genetic defect for ARPCD has been mapped to chromosomal region of 6p21-cen. This represents the first study from this region of the world. The linkage studies up to this date fail to show genetic heterogeneity.