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The PKD Foundation is the only organization in the U.S. solely dedicated to finding treatments and a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and improving the lives of those it affects.

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We are united in the fight to end PKD. Learn how you can improve the lives of those living with PKD by volunteering, donating, walking, and more.

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Since the establishment of the PKD Foundation in 1982 . . .

$1B+Leveraged in federal research funding	$28Min PKD Foundation research project funding
42+Years of giving hope	50+Local communities

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PKD affects thousands in the U.S. and millions worldwide but is still relatively unknown.

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