They told me that my spleen would heal—but unrelated to the accident, based on the scans, they suspected that I might have polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and suggested that I consult a kidney ...

For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments.

From an enrollment of more than 5 million, crude prevalence of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease was 67.3 per 100,000 persons. Prevalence was lowest for Native American and Alaska ...