The disease leads to the progressive growth of fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys, often resulting in kidney failure and other ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) causes round, fluid-filled sacs called cysts to grow in your kidneys. These cysts can cause your kidneys to enlarge and function poorly. People with PKD can also ...

University of Utah Health has opened a new specialty clinic focused exclusively on treating patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). PKD is a genetic condition that causes fluid-filled cysts to ...

Source: Getty Images A diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease does not preclude good nutrition. Clinicians should guide patients toward safer and healthier eating. For decades, nutrition guidance for ...

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Through a comprehensive genetic analysis of patients with PKD but no family history of the disease, researchers found that a mutation in the IFT140 gene was significantly prevalent. Compared to ...

—Mayo Clinic researchers recently studied an algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) for measuring magnetic resonance-derived total kidney volume in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney ...

This Rare Disease Day, observed on Feb. 28 worldwide, the American Kidney Fund is committed to improving the understanding of rare kidney diseases by providing educational resources.

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that the Mortality Estimation in Renal Disease (MERD) score, developed using national OPTN data, predicts short-term mortality among adult ...