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Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.

Learning Objective

  • Distinguish between autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

Key Points

    • There are two types of PKD: autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive.
    • PKD can damage the liver and the pancreas, and, in some rare instances, the heart and brain.
    • Studies show that the incidence of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) ) is 1:20,000 live births, and is typically identified in the first few weeks after birth.
    • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common of all the hereditary cystic kidney diseases with an incidence of 1:1,000 to 2:1,000 live births.

Terms

  • polycystic kidney disease

    Polycystic kidney disease (PKD or PCKD, also known as polycystic kidney syndrome) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys.

  • autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

    Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ("ADPKD", "autosomal dominant PKD" or "Adult-onset PKD") is an inherited systemic disorder that predominantly affects the kidneys, but may affect other organs including the liver, pancreas, brain, and arterial blood vessels

  • autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

    The recessive form of polycystic kidney, called ARPKD (autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease), is less common than autosomal dominant polycystic kidney

  • kidney

    An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

Example

    • PKD treatment involves controlling symptoms and preventing complications. High blood pressure may be hard to control, but controlling it is the most important part of treatment. Treatment may include: blood pressure medicines, diuretics, and a low-salt diet

Full Text

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD or PCKD, also known as polycystic kidney syndrome) is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys. There are two types of PKD: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and the less-common autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). PKD is characterized by the presence of multiple cysts (hence, "polycystic"), typically in both kidneys. The cysts are numerous and are fluid-filled, resulting in massive enlargement of the kidneys. The disease can also damage the liver, pancreas, and, in some rare cases, the heart and brain. The two major forms of polycystic kidney disease are distinguished by their patterns of inheritance. Polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases, affecting an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide.

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common of all the hereditary cystic kidney diseases, with an incidence of 1:1,000 to 2:1,000 live births. Studies show that 10% of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with hemodialysis in Europe and the U.S. were initially diagnosed and treated for ADPKD. ADPKD does not appear to demonstrate a preference for any particular ethnicity.

ADPKD is characterized by progressive cyst development and bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts. There are three genetic mutations in the PKD-1, PKD-2, and PKD3 gene with similar phenotypical presentations. Gene PKD-1 is located on chromosome 16, and codes for a protein involved in regulation of cell cycle and intracellular calcium transport in epithelial cells; it is responsible for 85% of the cases of ADPKD. PKD-2, on chromosome 4, codes for a group of voltage-linked calcium channels. PKD3 recently appeared in research papers as a postulated 3rd gene. At this time, PKD3 has not been proven. Fewer than 10% of cases of ADPKD appear in non-ADPKD families.

Cyst formation begins in utero from any point along the nephron, although fewer than 5% of nephrons are thought to be involved. As the cysts accumulate fluid, they enlarge, separate entirely from the nephron, compress the neighboring renal parenchyma, and progressively compromise renal function.

Under the function of gene defect, epithelial cells of renal tubule turn into epithelial cells of cyst wall after phenotype change and begin to have the function of secreting cyst fluid, which leads to continuous cysts enlargement.

Studies show that the incidence of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is 1:20,000 live births, and is typically identified in the first few weeks after birth. Unfortunately, resulting hypoplasia results in a 30% death rate in neonates with ARPKD. In ARPKD, kidneys retain their shape, but are larger than the normal anatomical range with dilated collecting ducts from the medulla to the cortex.

The major extrarenal complications of ADPKD include cerebral aneurysms, hepatic cysts, pancreatic cysts, cardiac valve disease (especially mitral valve prolapse), colonic diverticula, and aortic root dilatation.

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Polycystic kidney disease, or PKD, is a cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys

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