Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease
What is Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease?
Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease is a rare kidney disorder.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Nephrologist (Kidney Doctor) | See a kidney doctor to help you to manage signs and symptoms of kidney disease and also help to get you ready for a kidney transplant if needed. |
| Diet | When kidney disease is mild, eat the same heart-healthy diet that is recommended for the general population. |
| Stay in shape and keep weigh under control. | Being very overweight can make future transplant surgery difficult. |
| Check your blood pressure regularly. | As kidney disease worsens, blood pressure can increase, leading to increased risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attack. If your blood pressure is high, you should get it treated. |
| Do not smoke. | Smoking makes all kidney disease worse. It also causes hardening of the arteries and lung disease. |
Last updated 26 Sep 2013, 04:29 PM
26 Sep 2013, 04:28 PM
I’m Andrew Hosking, the Founder and President of the UKD Foundation (ukdcure.org). We have established a foundation to “Promote research and education programs to discover effective treatments and a cure for Uromodulin Kidney Disease (UKD) and support affected families worldwide.” Before the cause of UKD was well understood, medical practitioners named the disease based on it's symptoms. Unfortunately, the symptoms vary across patients, and this has resulted in many names being used to describe this disease. We use Uromodulin Kidney Disease (UKD) to unify all names, which include: - Familial gout-kidney disease - Familial gouty nephropathy - Familial Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy Type 1 (FJHN1 & FJHN) - Familial Uromodulin Associated Nephropathy (FUAN) - Hyperuricemic Nephropathy - Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Type 2 (MCKD2) - UMOD-Associated Kidney Disease (UAKD & UMAK) - UMOD-related kidney disease - Uromodulin Associated Kidney Disease (UAKD & UMAK) - Uromodulin storage disease Please check us out at http://ukdcure.org Andrew
18 Jun 2013, 06:25 PM
Hello Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Community, I am the member of a research team headed by Dr. Anthony Bleyer that studies Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease (MCKD). We are located in Winston-Salem, NC as part of Wake Forest School of Medicine. If you would like to contact us with any questions about MCKD, please reply below or email us at kidney@wakehealth.edu We will answer promptly. Thank you, Kendrah Kidd Wake Forest Inherited Kidney Disease Research Team
| Title | Description | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKD Foundation |
The UKD Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, dedicated to our mission of:
Promote research and education programs to discover effective treatments and a cure for Uromodulin Kidney Disease (UKD) and support affected families worldwide.
Before the cause of UKD was well understood, medical practitioners named the disease based on the symptoms of the disease. Unfortunately, the symptoms vary across patients, and this has resulted in many names being used to describe this disease. We use Uromodulin Kidney Disease (UKD) to unify all these names, which include:
Familial gout-kidney disease Familial gouty nephropathy Familial Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy Type 1 (FJHN1 & FJHN) Familial Uromodulin Associated Nephropathy (FUAN) Hyperuricemic Nephropathy Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Type 2 (MCKD2) UMOD-Associated Kidney Disease (UAKD & UMAK) UMOD-related kidney disease Uromodulin Associated Kidney Disease (UAKD & UMAK) Uromodulin storage disease
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03/20/2017 | |
| MCKD2 |
Information about MCKD2 and research. |
03/20/2017 | |
| MCKD1 |
Informational website about MCKD1 created by the Wake Forest Inherited Kidney Disease team: symptoms, treatment, family matters, genetics, and research |
03/20/2017 |
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