April 29, 2025 is National AMKD Awareness Day

April 30 marked the first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, but you can stay APOL1 Aware year-round.

AMKD Day

What is AMKD?

APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) is a spectrum of kidney diseases associated with mutations in the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene that is linked to an increased risk for rapidly progressing kidney disease in people of Western and Central African descent.

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Be APOL1 aware

Being APOL1 aware means knowing how your genes impact your kidney health. Knowing whether you have the APOL1 variants that cause AMKD could keep your kidneys working longer. The only way to know is to have a genetic test.

Join the APOL1 community

Thank you for your interest and support of AMKD Awareness Day. We will start planning for 2025 soon. If you or your organization would like get involved in 2025, please fill out this form.

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AMKD stories 

AKF is working to collect personal AMKD stories to illustrate the patient journey and draw attention to this disease. 

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State Proclamations

Proclamations help bring public attention and inform elected officials about a wide number of issues. We thank all of the advocates across the country who worked to secure AMKD Awareness Day proclamations this year.

2024 AMKD Awareness Day supporters

Thank you to all of the organizations who supported this year's efforts to raise much-needed awareness of AMKD.

This APOL1-mediated kidney disease education campaign is sponsored by

Additional support for National AMKD Awareness Day is provided by: