Epidemiology of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease in the United States

  • Presented at the Annual American Society of Nephrology (ASN), ASN Kidney Week Meeting, November 2013
  • Cynthia J Willey(1)*, Frank S. Czerwiec(2), Holly Krasa(2), Robert D Mcquade(2), Robert W. Schrier(3) and Vicente E. Torres(4).

Research

Background:
Most studies of PKD in the U.S. focus upon small cohorts of patients and have limited generalizability.  Only one population-based study examined U.S. incidence of ADPKD using data from Olmsted County, Minnesota from 1935 to 1980.  Our study reviewed current literature and analyzed national data to estimate total and diagnosed prevalence of ADPKD in the U.S.
Related People: Cynthia J Willey
 
(1)Pharmacoepidemiology  Program, University of RI, Kingston, RI, United States
(2)Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Rockville, MD, United States;
(3)University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States and 4Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.