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PKD mini-kidneys grown in free-floating conditions formed hollow cysts that were very large.
The organoids are grown from human stem cells.
Polycystic kidney disease affects 12 million people.
VIDEO: Watch kidney organoids grow from human cells and form cysts.
The study was published in the Nature Materials journal.
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Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Institute conducting research that can improve the lives of those with kidney disease.
The University of Washington School of Medicine - an institute of medical education
