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UrduThe PKD Foundation recently recognized the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) clinical center that treats polycystic kidney disease (PKD)with a highly prestigious “Center of Excellence” designation. The designation recognizes the center as a leader in providing multidisciplinary, comprehensive clinical services for families affected by autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a hereditary condition. It is one of just 28 clinical centers in the U.S. to receive this recognition.
Tag: Polycystic Kidney Disease
UC San Diego Health Named Center of Excellence for Polycystic Kidney Disease
UC San Diego Health has been named a Center of Excellence for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) by the PKD Foundation – the leading advocacy group dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for PKD. UC San Diego Health is one of just 28 institutions nationwide to receive this designation.
Two Couples, Two Kidneys—and All Heart
This Thanksgiving, when the Moraleses think about what they’re thankful for, the Thompsons are at the top of the list.
Researchers Identify Potential New Therapeutic Target for Polycystic Kidney Disease
Article title: The lonidamine derivative H2-gamendazole reduces cyst formation in polycystic kidney disease Authors: Shirin V. Sundar, Julie Xia Zhou, Brenda S. Magenheimer, Gail A. Reif, Darren P. Wallace, Gunda I. Georg, Sudhakar R. Jakkaraj, Joseph S. Tash, Alan S.L.…
Fighting PKD at the Dinner Table
The team of UC Santa Barbara biochemist Thomas Weimbs published the results of a clinical study that gives the first indication that ketogenic diets may be safe and effective in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
Kidney Stone Formation Linked to Polycystic Kidney Disease in Mice
Article title: Kidney stone formation in a novel murine model of polycystic kidney disease Authors: Heather A.L. Riddle, Shiqin Zhang, Feng Qian, James C. Williams Jr., Jason R. Stubbs, Peter Stanley N. Rowe, Stephen C. Parnell From the authors: “Our…
Chemical modification of RNA could play key role in polycystic kidney disease
A chemical modification of RNA that can be influenced by diet appears to play a key role in polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disorder that is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure in the U.S., UT Southwestern researchers report in a new study. The findings, published online today in Cell Metabolism, suggest new ways to treat this incurable condition.
UI Health performs first-ever robotic kidney transplant for patient with polycystic kidney disease
Surgeons at UI Health — the University of Illinois Chicago’s clinical and academic health enterprise — have performed the world’s first robotic-assisted double-kidney removal followed immediately by a living-donor kidney transplant in a patient with severe polycystic kidney disease.