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disease has on individuals & _!         
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kidneys & ! c>diovascul>1 endocr9e1     
hepatic1 & ga/ro9te/9al organ sy/ems2   
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races1 e?nicities1 & sexes1 gaps 9      
kidney treatm5t & c>e disproportionately
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especially ,black & ,hispanic           
populations2 ,:]eas ,black & ,hispanic  
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develop end-/age kidney disease by age  
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kidney disease c assi/ ) ! *all5ges     
creat$ by polycy/ic kidney disease1     
includ+ by help+ su* individuals ma9ta9 
a heal?y life/yle & make regul> visits  
to _! heal? c>e provid]s2 ,:]eas !      
sev]ity ( ! symptoms ( polycy/ic kidney 
disease & limit$ public aw>5ess ( !     
disease may cause individuals to =ego   
regul> visits to _! physicians or avoid 
foll[+ ! heal? recomm5dations ( _!      
doctors1 :i* exp]ts sugge/ c\ld help    
prev5t fur!r complications %\ld kidney  
failure occur2 ,:]eas individuals :o h  
*ronic1 life-?reat5+ diseases l         
polycy/ic kidney disease may exp]i5ce   
depression2 ,:]eas ! ,,pkd ,f\ndation & 
its m ?an #ce1jjj pati5t & family       
advocates ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates are     
d$icat$ to-- 7#a7 conduct+ rese>* to f9d

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disease2  7#b7 fo/]+ public aw>5ess &   
und]/&+ ( polycy/ic kidney disease2     
7#c7 educat+ individuals & _! families  
ab\t ! disease to improve _! treatm5t & 
c>e2 &  7#d7 provid+ support1 includ+ by
 sponsor+ ! annual ,walk = ,,pkd1 to    
raise funds = polycy/ic kidney disease  
rese>*1 education1 advocacy1 & aw>5ess2 
& ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #d1 #bjbb1 !     
,,pkd ,f\ndation is p>tn]+ ) si/]       
organizations 9 ,canada1 ,au/ralia1 &   
o!r c\ntries to increase int]national   
aw>5ess ( polycy/ic kidney disease3 ,n[1
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designates ,septemb] #d1 #bjbb1 z       
,national ,polycy/ic ,kidney ,disease   
,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 supports ! goals & 
ideals ( ,national ,polycy/ic ,kidney   
,disease ,aw>5ess ,day to raise public  
aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( polycy/ic kidney    
disease2  7#c7 recognizes ! ne$ =       
additional rese>* to f9d a cure =       
polycy/ic kidney disease2 &  7#d7       
enc\rages all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     

int]e/$ gr\ps to support ,national      
,polycy/ic ,kidney ,aw>5ess ,day ?r\gh  
appropriate c]emonies & activities to   
promote public aw>5ess ( polycy/ic      
kidney disease & to fo/] an und]/&+ ( ! 
impact ( ! disease on individuals & _!  
families4