Bhatt was just 26 when she was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD)—a condition she discovered by chance while being treated for hypothyroidism. By then, her father had already succumbed to ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a hereditary condition in which the kidneys develop multiple cysts. This leads to renal enlargement, distortion of the normal structure of the kidneys and ...

Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disorder marked by the growth of many fluid-filled sacs in your kidneys. These cysts can grow to replace normal kidney tissue over time, leading to reduced ...

MILAN—An intravascular treatment for intractable symptomatic polycystic kidney and liver due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is highly effective, according to the ...

A Grand Rapids family is spreading the word about an incurable and genetic kidney disease that impacts 600,000 people in the United States, according to the PKD-Free Alliance. Polycystic kidney ...

The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation and IQVIA are partners in the development of the ADPKD Registry, which is tracking longitudinal quality-of-life information from patients across North America.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids family is spreading the word about an incurable and genetic kidney disease that impacts 600,000 people in the United States, according to the PKD-Free Alliance.

Researchers uncover a previously unrecognized mechanism that may accelerate polycystic kidney disease. For people with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), life can be a constant cycle of symptoms ...

Polycystic liver diseases are inherited in a dominant or recessive form and result in progressive bile duct dilatation and/or cyst development. Current therapeutic strategies are limited and the ...

The genetic polycystic kidney diseases of childhood (reviewed herein) are autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD).

To help manage autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), your doctor may recommend medication, dietary changes, and other treatments.

Autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD) often presents with a positive family history for the disease, and enlargement of the kidneys and the liver. The diagnosis is based upon the ultrasound findings.