The onset of ADPKD caused by PKD1 and/or PKD2 gene mutations and the severity of their phenotypes are not only associated with gene mutations (germ cell mutations) but are also associated with somatic cell mutations or deletions in normal alleles caused by environmental factors such as toxins and infection (Feng, Watnick, Onuchic, & Germino, 1996). The gene discussed is PKD2; the disease is infection.