University of California San Francisco
Welcome to the UCSF PKD Center of Excellence!
We are a comprehensive clinic dedicated to the care of individuals with polycystic kidney disease.
Advancing PKD care through clinical research
Our work spans genetic testing, disease-progression imaging, and interventional trials, with the goal of slowing kidney function decline and improving quality of life for people with polycystic kidney disease. Every study we run is designed alongside the patients it’s meant to help.
“Every scan, every lab draw, every conversation in clinic feeds directly back into the research — nothing here happens at a distance from the patients.”
Publications
Samstein, R.M., Lee, CH., Shoushtari, A.N. et al. Macronutrient Composition and Its Impact on Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Humans. Nat Genet 51, 202–206 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0312-8
Aracena, K.A., Lin, YL., Luo, K. et al. Epigenetic Signatures of Early-Life Nutrition and Long-Term Metabolic Risk. Nat Genet 56, 408–419 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01668-z
Ma, PF., Liu, YL., Guo, C. et al. Dietary Fiber Fermentation Profiles and Their Association With Energy Harvest Efficiency. Nat Genet (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01683-0
