Kidney Allocation System (KAS)
The system that allocates deceased kidney donations to waiting recipients....
Intercranial aneurysm
An aneurysm that occurs in the blood vessels of the brain....
Inactivating mutation
A change in the DNA that leads to a reduced or complete loss of function of a protein....
Hypertension
High blood pressure; it affects about 60-70 percent of PKD patients and begins early in the course of the disease....
Human leuocyte antigens (HLA)
Markers that let your immune system know which cells belong to your body and which do not; used in tissue typing....
