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Genetic and environmental risk factors for intracranial aneurysm and subarachnoid haemorrhage among patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Key takeaways

This studied people with polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disease that fills the kidneys with cysts. It looked at what raises the risk of a brain aneurysm, a weak bulging blood vessel, and its rupture. It found genetic and environmental risk factors that could help decide who to screen. It shows links, not proof, and has not been peer-reviewed yet.

Source

Preprint · medRxiv nephrology preprints · 2026-08-10
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.07.26359892v1?rss=1