DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR “HOPE ON THE HILL” EARLY REGISTRATION

17th Annual Conference on PKD set for June 23-25 in Washington, DC

(Kansas City) April 14, 2006 — Hope on the Hill: The 17th Annual Conference
on PKD is quickly approaching. The conference will take place June 23-25, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.

In addition to more than 20 information-filled sessions covering all aspects of PKD, conference participants will also join PKD Foundation staff to lobby Congress for increased funding for vital PKD research.

Registration is $150 for members and $225 for non-members. For registration forms postmarked after May 22, the cost increases to $190 for members and $265 for non-members.

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) affects more people than Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemia and hemophilia combined. For the 600,000 Americans suffering from polycystic kidney disease, (PKD) fluid-filled cysts grow throughout the kidneys. Over time, these cysts get bigger and multiply, often leading to kidney failure. There is no treatment or cure for PKD, but there is hope.

The not-for-profit PKD Foundation is the only organization, worldwide, dedicated to finding a treatment and a cure for this devastating disease. For more information about PKD and the PKD Foundation, visit www.pkdcure.org or call 1-800-PKD-CURE.