PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2410
PRINTER'S NO. 2565
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
464
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BROWN, HENNESSEY, DiGIROLAMO, PICKETT, SONNEY,
LONGIETTI, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN, RYAN, MURT, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
BIZZARRO, MALAGARI, BOBACK, BURNS, SCHMITT, OWLETT,
CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, KORTZ, READSHAW, HEFFLEY, MOUL,
YOUNGBLOOD, DeLUCA AND KIM, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "Polycystic Kidney
Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disease
that is passed from an infected AFFECTED parent to child and
causes uncontrolled growth of cysts in the kidney; and
WHEREAS, PKD affects all racial and ethnic groups equally and
occurs equally in men and women; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 600,000 people in the United States
have PKD and it is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure;
and
WHEREAS, There are three types of PKD: autosomal dominant
(ADPKD), autosomal recessive (ARPKD) and acquired cystic (ACKD);
and
WHEREAS, ADPKD is the most common form of PKD, comprising
90% of all PKD cases, and it is passed from parent to child
genetically by dominant inheritance; and
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