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The Cambridge, Mass., company and collaborators published in Cell their complete sequencing of the gene.

Earlier this month, Integrated Genetics (IGLI, Framingham, Mass.) also announced full identification of the gene. Several similar genes are located in the same general area on chromosome 16, which had hindered identification. Inherited, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease results in 15 percent of the patients in this country requiring dialysis. ...