Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. The kidneys are two organs, each about the size of a fist, located in the upper part of a person's abdomen, toward the back. The kidneys filter wastes and extra fluid from the blood to form urine. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. 2  Autosomal dominant PKD is the most common inherited form while autosomal recessive PKD is a rare.
Alabama's Mountain Region contains the state's largest lake: Lake Guntersville. Cradled in the Appalachian foothills of northern Alabama, Lake Guntersville is located between Bridgeport and Guntersville, stretching out over 75 miles into Tennessee (near Chattanooga) and occupying 69,000 acres.
The Apalachicola River /Ã¦pÉlÃ¦tÊÉªËkoÊlÉ/ is a river, approximately 112 mi long in the State of Florida. This river's large watershed, known as the ACF River Basin for short, drains an area of approximately 19,500 square miles into the Gulf of Mexico. The distance to its farthest headstream in northeast Georgia is approximately 500 miles. Its name comes from the Apalachicola tribe, which used to live along the river.