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Is there a link between pco and poly cystic kidney?

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Just the name: Polycystic ovaries and polycystic kidneys are unrelated. The former is poorly-understood and probably a reaction pattern. The latter is a variable group of genetic diseases.

Answered 10/24/2013

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