What Are The Main Polycystic Kidney Disease Symptoms?
You may or may not know that the most widespread, life-threatening inherited disease is Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Across the world, in the region of 7 million people suffer from this genetic condition. Before we look at the most common Polycystic Kidney Disease symptoms, it is useful to know a little about the disease itself. What actually happens when someone has PKD, is cysts full of fluid begin to form on the kidneys. As more and more cysts appear the kidneys grow larger in size but begin to lose their ability to function, eventually leading to kidney failure. There are 3 types of PKD, of which 2 of these are genetic and the other comes about through old age, as a result of dialysis, or through long history of kidney problems. The first type of PKD which affects the vast majority of sufferers (90%) is called autosomal dominant PKD. It only requires one of the parents to pass on the abnormal gene and so a child has a 1 in 2 chance of developing PKD in this case. The other, chi
