Understand genetic kidney diseases, their early warning signs, family risk factors, and when dialysis or transplant may be ...

Few statistics reveal how many people who receive organs have family members who also need a transplant, doctors have said. Manpreet Singh, the medical director of transplants for UPMC Harrisburg, ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of National Kidney Foundation respondents were unaware of genetic testing opportunities. Only 9% ...

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine identified over 1,000 genes that could serve as potential treatment targets for kidney disease in a newly published study. The study marks the most ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a family of genetic disorders that causes clusters of cysts to form on the kidney, is among the most common genetic disorders, affecting some 500,000 people in the ...

RECTOR, Ark. (KAIT) - A sister received a new kidney while her brother continues dialysis and remains on the transplant list. Brother and sister Michael and Jodi Horton both battle polycystic kidney ...

Approximately 11% of adult stone formers likely have some genetic predisposition. Mendelian monogenic stone diseases are uncommon among adult kidney stone formers, according to investigators. They ...

A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people from Ghana and Nigeria. Their study ...