Mandy Darr, at left with her cousin, and Nikki Smith, below with her husband and three sons, recognize the importance of family. Both are sufferers of Polycystic Kidney Disease, a common lifethreatening genetic disease that currently has no cure. Both stand to benefit from research led by Dr. Myron Hinsdale at the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.
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