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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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Research

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Our Impact

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 hope50+Local communities

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