Categories of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) belongs to a kind of hereditary disease. According to Genetics, PKD can be divided into Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) and Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD). ADPKD is more universal.

ADPKD is an initial for autosomal dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, and this disease is featured by familial aggravation. Man and woman can suffer from it and the risk to get this disease for them is equal. This disease can happen to generations successively.

ADPKD is also known as adult PKD, which is very common. With deep research on this disease, prognosis for this disease is improved apparently.

ARPKD is an initial for autosomal recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, which is also known as infantile PKD. Parents of sick children rarely have disease history. This only occupies a minority part among PKD patients. Most sick children will die soon after their birth, only very few of them can survive till to childhood or even adulthood.


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