Researchers continue to make important and sometimes surprising discoveries about PKD and the PKD1 gene. Here is a roundup of the latest PKD findings. A University of Colorado School of Medicine study has shown that pravastatin can slow down the growth of PKD cysts in children and young adults. – Statins Given Early Decrease Progression … Continue reading Top News for PKD Research
PKD1 Gene Controls Development of Many Forms of Polycystic Disease
Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the PKD1 gene not only causes cysts to grow on the kidneys, but on the liver as well. Their studies of families with liver-only polycystic disease led them to explore the relationship between that liver condition and the most common form of Polycystic Kidney Disease, ADPKD. They … Continue reading PKD1 Gene Controls Development of Many Forms of Polycystic Disease