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What are the causes of PKD?

Updated: 9/7/2023
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There are many things that attribute to this. The most common two are high blood pressure and Diabetes. There is also infections and some cancers, the list can go on and on.

Also hereditary factors, diseases such as polycystic kidney disease

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PKD is mainly inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.

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