The main cause of polycystic kidney disease in infants

What is the main cause of polycystic kidney disease in infants? Many ordinary people do not know what kind of disease polycystic kidney disease is. Relevant experts said that polycystic kidney disease is mostly congenital, and it appears when the patient is still an infant. In addition, the patient's family members basically do not have such a disease. This to a large extent indicates that infantile polycystic kidney disease is not entirely caused by genetics. Infantile polycystic kidney disease patients will have a great impact on their family and life, and may even take the baby's life. So what is the root cause of infantile polycystic kidney disease?

The so-called recessive inheritance means that parents carry a certain gene but do not develop the disease. After the gene is passed on to their offspring, they will become ill. This is the cause of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. The parents carry this gene but do not show any symptoms of polycystic kidney disease throughout their lives. Their offspring inherit this gene and become ill, and show very serious symptoms at birth and infancy (some even in the fetal period).

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease is also known as infantile polycystic kidney disease. Children may only develop the disease when both parents carry the gene for this disease. The probability of developing the disease is 25% and the gene transmission rate is 50%. However, the parents themselves generally do not suffer from the disease. This is the meaning of recessive inheritance, which also shows that the cause of polycystic kidney disease is related to heredity. Patients often die within a few hours or days after birth, while mild cases can live to a few years or even adulthood.

The above is an introduction to the main causes of infantile polycystic kidney disease. Through the above introduction, I believe that many people have a deeper understanding of infantile polycystic kidney disease. Infant polycystic kidney disease is a very dangerous disease. Despite the continuous development of scientific medicine, the treatment of infant polycystic kidney disease cannot be carried out effectively. I hope that our medicine can develop better in the future and help more infant polycystic kidney disease patients regain their health.