No association observed between pregnancy and autosomal dominant PKD progression

Pregnancy does not appear to affect autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease progression, according to study data published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Previous studies exploring an association between pregnancy and autosomal dominant PKD (ADPKD) have provided “inconclusive” results, according to Stephanie Lapierre-Nguyen, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at