Who is at risk for developing PKD?
The adult type of PKD (also called autosomal-dominant PKD or ADPKD) is passed from one parent to child by an autosomal-dominant type of inheritance. This means that only one copy of the abnormal gene is needed to cause the disease. Therefore, if one parent as the disease, each child has a 50-50 chance of getting the disease. The risk is the same for every child, regardless of how many children develop the disease.
