KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A research team at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) has made a significant discovery.
The team, led by Erik Larson, PhD, published results explaining how Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is caused, a common kidney disease considered incurable.
ADPKD is lethal, and affects one in every 400 to 1,000 people, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
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It’s one of the most common inherited kidney diseases, and an afflicted individual develops kidney cysts that eventually cause kidney failure, according to experts…