As a small family run company, we are proud to support the PKD Charity, which is a charity that is close to all of our hearts here at Urban Marque.
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) causes cysts (sacs filled with fluid) to develop in the kidneys and liver. The cysts are not cancerous and the fluid inside them is harmless.
In ADPKD, cysts typically begin to form in late childhood or early adulthood. Over time they get bigger and more of them appear, causing the kidneys and liver to enlarge. Most people with ADPKD have numerous cysts in their kidneys and liver by the time they reach old age. In addition, around 10 per cent of people with ADPKD have cysts in their pancreas, although these almost never cause problems.
The cysts cause very slow damage to the kidneys that, in some people, results in kidney failure – normally during later adult life. Usually, both kidneys are affected.
At least one person in every 1,000 has ADPKD, meaning there are more than 60,000 people with the disease in the UK. It affects both sexes and all races equally.
Our hope here at Urban Marque is to raise awareness of this life threatening condition and to help where we can to fund raise for the PKD Charity which helps many people who suffer from this condition. To learn more about PKD, please visit the PKD Charity Website.
If you wish to donate to the PKD Charity, please do so via the charity’s fundraising page, where any donation will be greatly welcomed.
The Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales (1160970) and Scotland (SC047730)