此患者肾脏竟然重达3公斤。本病呈显性遗传，所以家族发病率为50％。通常在出生时并没有囊肿，囊肿是在后来缓慢发展的。所以肾衰常在中、老年时发生。
This kidney in a patient with DPKD weighed 3 kilograms! This disease is inherited with an autosomal dominant pattern, so the recurrence risk in the family is 50%. The cysts are not usually present at birth, but develop slowly over time, so the onset of renal failure occurs in middle age to later adult life.
