Kidney Problems - Polycystic Kidney Disease polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is usually an inherited condition characterised by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. This disease often has no http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Polycystic_kidney
Polycystic Kidney Disease polycystic kidney disease, often called PKD, is a genetic disease where numerous When polycystic kidney disease causes kidneys to fail which usually http://www.kidneyfund.org/facts_polycystic.asp
Extractions: document.writeln(""); FAQ about Kidney Failure Kidney Disease The Kidney Disease Dictionary Diabetes and Kidney Disease ... Blood in Your Urine A Quick Look at Your Kidneys Herbal Supplements Take Care of That Sore Throat Painkillers and Your Kidneys ... Recipes for Kidney Patients Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) What is Polycystic Kidney Disease? Polycystic kidney disease, often called PKD, is a genetic disease where numerous cysts grow in the kidneys. The cysts are filled with fluid and can slowly overrun the kidneys. The cysts reduce kidney function and lead to kidney failure. Over 600,000 Americans have this disease. Is There a Cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease? There is no cure for PKD. When polycystic kidney disease causes kidneys to fail - which usually happens only after many years - the patient requires dialysis or a kidney transplant. About 60% of people with the major type of polycystic kidney disease end up with kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease has no cure. Treatments include:
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Extractions: is currently in the works! As a proactive patient, I have been accumulating and studying Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) information from many sources for close to a decade. PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) is turning out to be a very complicated but very interesting disease. Unfortunately, most of the information available on PKD is widely scattered and much of it is too difficult for the average patient to understand. Thus, I have begun to construct a comprehensive PKD tutorial that is understandable by patients, family, nurses, and others interested in learning about PKD. This is the home page of the PKD Tutorial. The PKD Tutorial is a FREE web based tutorial on PKD! Flash 5 or 6 plug-in (see below). Though it is not required, the tutorial works best on a computer that has a screen resolution of 800x600 pixels or larger and runs on a Pentium 200MHz or faster processor.
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Extractions: PKD scheme Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in cats Cross section of a severely affected kidney showing cysts throughout Polycystic kidney disease is a disease in which a large number of fluid filled cysts form within the kidneys. These cysts are present from birth in affected cats but they start off very small and then gradually increase in size until eventually they compromise the surrounding normal kidney tissue and cause kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease is now recognised as a particular problem in Persians and Exotic Shorthairs because it is an inherited disease which has become very common in these breeds. Many Persian breeders are now aware of this problem and are aiming to avoid breeding from affected cats. The Feline Advisory Bureau has therefore set up a nationwide screening programme to identify those cats that are affected and to allow breeders to make informed decisions about which cats to use for future breeding. The FAB PKD Screening Scheme involves a panel of approved, highly-qualified veterinary ultrasonographers who will ultrasound scan the cat's kidneys looking for the presence of fluid-filled cysts. They will then issue an FAB-approved certificate stating the result of the scan for that particular cat.
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Polycystic Kidney Disease polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the Autosomal dominant PKD is often called the adult polycystic kidney disease. http://ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp?page=P01490
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Extractions: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts filled with fluid in the kidneys. PKD cysts can slowly replace much of the mass of the kidneys, reducing kidney function and leading to kidney failure. PKD can also cause cysts in the liver and problems in other organs, such as the heart and blood vessels in the brain. PKD is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), about one-half of people with autosomal dominant PKD progress to kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). What are some of the types of PKD?
► Polycystic Kidney Disease A medical encycopedia article on the topic polycystic kidney disease. http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000502.htm
Extractions: Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder (with autosomal dominant inheritance if one parent carries the gene, 50% of the children will develop the disorder) where multiple clusters of cysts form on the kidneys. The exact mechanism that triggers cyst formation is unknown.
Polycystic Kidney Disease Acquired polycystic kidney disease found in 50% of patients on dialysis 3 years 753.12 polycystic kidney, unspecified type 753.13 polycystic kidney http://www.5mcc.com/Assets/SUMMARY/TP0719.html
Extractions: Inherited autosomal dominant abnormality linked to chromosome 16. 90% penetrance by age 90 in gene carriers. A second gene on chromosome 4 recently identified. Rare autosomal recessive form exists in neonates. Offspring of affected individuals with 50% chance of acquiring disease. Can be detected in amniocentesis. Welling LW, Granthem JJ: Cystic and developmental diseases of the kidney. In: Brenner BM, Rector FC, eds. The Kidney. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1991 Chapman AB, Johnson A, Gabow PA, Schrier RW: The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 1990;323:1091-1096
Extractions: and Conditions A B C D ... Y Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form in the kidneys. top ^ These renal (of the kidney) cysts are filled with fluid and formed by individual nephrons, the subunits of the kidney. People with PKD may also have cysts in the liver, pancreas and other organs. About 10 to 15 percent may have swellings in the walls of blood vessels in the brain (called aneurysms ). In time, virtually all of the nephrons of both kidneys either become cystic or are compressed, distorted and rendered increasingly ineffective by the pressure of adjacent cysts. In the process, both kidneys enlarge to three or four times the normal size, while function decreases. The patient is unaware of the disease unless some complication; hypertension, blood in the urine, pain caused by bleeding into the kidney, a stone or infection, calls attention to the kidney, usually long before kidney failure has developed. Eventually, the kidneys become so large that it is possible to feel them.
Extractions: Advanced Search Or click the first letter of a drug name: A B C D ... Z Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Liver and spleen cysts - CT scan Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited kidney disorder that enlarges the kidneys and interferes with their function because of multiple cysts on the kidneys. Cysts - kidneys; Kidney - polycystic; Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; ADPKD Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder (with autosomal dominant inheritance if one parent carries the gene, the children have a 50% chance of developing the disorder) where multiple clusters of cysts form on the kidneys. The exact mechanism that triggers
BBC - Health - Conditions - Polycystic Kidney Disease A guide to polycystic kidney disease. The gene responsible for causing polycystic kidney disease has been identified. This means that those with a http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/polycystickidney1.shtml
Extractions: Send it to a friend! Dr Trisha Macnair Dr Rob Hicks In PKD fluid-filled cysts develop giving the kidneys a honeycomb appearance. It is one of the most common inherited disorders, and the fourth commonest cause of kidney failure. Genetic link Fluid-filled cysts Developing symptoms Diagnosis ... Further help There are two types of inherited PKD. The more common type (autosomal dominant PKD) usually causes symptoms in midlife, although it may become apparent much younger. Ninety per cent of cases are autosomal dominant due to an abnormal gene on chromosome 16. It needs only one parent to pass on the abnormal gene giving a person a one in two chance of developing the disease later in life. The childhood form, autosomal recessive PKD, is much rarer. It affects about 1 in 10,000 babies - in at least some cases the gene is found on chromosome 6. It needs both parents to pass on an abnormal gene - meaning a child has a one in four chance of developing the disease in childhood. It progresses rapidly. PKD may also occur as a non-inherited, acquired form as a result of long-term kidney problems, dialysis, and old age.
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Extractions: Polycystic Kidney Disease Definition Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form in the kidneys. Description These renal (of the kidney) cysts are filled with fluid and formed by individual nephrons, the subunits of the kidney. People with PKD may also have cysts in the liver, pancreas and other organs. About 10 to 15 percent may have swellings in the walls of blood vessels in the brain (called aneurysms). In time, virtually all of the nephrons of both kidneys either become cystic or are compressed, distorted and rendered increasingly ineffective by the pressure of adjacent cysts. In the process, both kidneys enlarge to three or four times the normal size, while function decreases. The patient is unaware of the disease unless some complication; hypertension, blood in the urine, pain caused by bleeding into the kidney, a stone or infection, calls attention to the kidney, usually long before kidney failure has developed. Eventually, the kidneys become so large that it is possible to feel them. There are two types of PKD. In the more common type (autosomal dominant PKD) almost half of the affected patients develop chronic kidney failure by the age of 60. A much more unusual type (autosomal recessive PKD) causes kidney failure in early childhood.
Extractions: Source Mayo Clinic Date Print this page Email to friend ROCHESTER, Minn. The drug OPC31260 stops the development of cysts and prevents kidney function loss in rats and mice, according to a Mayo Clinic and Indiana University School of Medicine study published in the October 2003 issue of Nature Medicine. Related News Stories Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Gene For Inherited Kidney And Liver Disease In Young Children (February 12, 2002) Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified the gene causing an inherited form of childhood kidney disease associated with renal failure and neonatal death. The discovery may improve prospects for ... full story (February 9, 2001) full story Mayo Clinic First To Use Pharmacogenomics To Treat Inherited Kidney Disorder Of Children (May 6, 2005) Mayo Clinic researchers have used pharmacogenomics to develop a test and treatment for an inherited kidney disorder that can cause organ failure in children and young adults. The findings appear in ...
Extractions: By 2005, or sooner, the three billion code letters of a representative human genome will be known, along with the locations of all of its genes. Even today, however, the work is greatly accelerating identification of disease-related genes. One outcome will be tests for genetic components of risk in the majority of common illnesses. In the longer run, genetic discoveries will surely lead to new treatments. Dr. Germino is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Irving Blum Scholar, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore. Throughout the 20th century, the chief epidemiologic impression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has been what an early observer described as its outstandingly hereditary character. The autosomal dominant form of the disease is indeed among the most common genetic disorders, with an incidence of roughly one person in every thousand. Its penetrance, moreover, is almost 100%: Virtually every person born with a disease-related mutation eventually shows manifestations of cystogenesis. Evidently beginning in utero and continuing throughout the patient's life, renal cysts increase in size and number, with associated compression of normal renal parenchyma. Typically, significant loss of renal function does not emerge until a patient's 30s or 40s, but in about half of patients, renal failure develops by age 50. Overall, the disease accounts for as much as 5% of all cases of chronic renal failure. In as many as half of patients, end-stage renal disease is manifest by age 60.
Extractions: Harris Lab (Polycystic Kidney Disease) Lab Home Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD) Contact Honors Personnel Following our success in identifying the ARPKD gene, PKHD1, we are undertaking several projects: to define the mutations in ARPKD patients, and correlate them with the phenotype; develop and characterize animal models of this disorder and analyze splice variants and related protein isoforms. 3. Genotype/Phenotype Correlations Please click thumbnail for larger image. Figure 3-1. Mutations to of various types: missense (yellow), nonsense (pink), deletions/insertions (green), splicing (light blue) are spread throughout the gene causing ARPKD. 4. Development and characterization of animal models of ARPKD Identification of the ARPKD gene, PKHD1, was in no small part due to identification of an orthologous animal model of this disorder, the PCK rat. Subsequently, we have characterized the phenotype of this animal in detail, especially of the liver (in collaboration with Dr. Nicholas LaRusso). These studies have illustrated the progressive nature of the kidney and liver disease and that these animals have abnormal cilia that do not express fibrocystin. We are also developing a mouse model of ARPKD by targeted disruption of the orthologous gene, Pkhd1. These studies will reveal the phenotypic consequences of specific disruptions of Pkhd1 and allow us to develop models to study the early stages of disease development.
