April 30 is National AMKD Awareness Day
April 30 is the first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day! Join us for AMKD Awareness Day and become APOL1 aware.
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AKF Announces April 30 as the First Annual APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is proud to announce that April 30, 2024 will mark the nation's first ever AMKD Awareness Day.
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We're fighting for kidney equity in kidney disease
Everyone deserves to be as healthy as they can, no matter where they live, what language they speak or the color of their skin. But in kidney disease, race and ethnicity play a significant role. At the American Kidney Fund, we are working to change that.
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A Q&A with Alonzo Mourning about APOL1-mediated kidney disease
Turning 30 is a big milestone and many people may have tasks they want to accomplish before the "big 3-0." "Donate a kidney" isn't a common item on that list, though. But that's exactly what 30-year-old Chris Tock did, volunteering to give his kidney to his family's friend Paul Violino.
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The national media campaign aims to bring greater awareness of kidney disease within Black and Hispanic/Latino communities
Dr. Kavita Mistry will be using cutting-edge single cell sequencing technologies to gain insights into the initial events that lead to kidney inflammation in acute interstitial nephritis (ICI-AIN) and Dr. Marcelle Tuttle will be working on research that focuses on the development of pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Roundtable discussion and reception held ahead of nation's first ever AMKD Awareness Day on April 30
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