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Rare Disease

multicystic dysplastic kidney

MONDO:0015988

Also known as:MCDKmulticystic renal dysplasia

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Overview

Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a congenital anomaly of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in which one or both kidneys (unilateral or bilateral MCDK respectively) are large, distended by multiple cysts, and non-functional.

Clinical Trials2 registered

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for multicystic dysplastic kidney has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

2 clinical trials registered. Interventions under study include drug therapy, other interventions, medical devices, and procedural interventions. Pipeline includes 1 PHASE1, 1 NA. Research is sponsored by a mix of industry and academic institutions.

61 publications have been identified in PubMed for multicystic dysplastic kidney. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (43%), Epidemiology / Natural History (29%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (9%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	24

Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:1851

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:18748

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