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eAJKD Poll Results: Living Kidney Donation in African Americans with a Family History of ESRD

February 7, 2012 // 0 Comments

There has been an explosion of data demonstrating an increased risk for non–diabetic kidney disease among relatives of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); please refer to eAJKD interview with Dr. Barry Freedman [1-4]. The increased risk [read more...]

eAJKD poll: Living Kidney Donation in African Americans with a Family History of ESRD

December 29, 2011 // 2 Comments

Share your thoughts with eAJKD in this online poll on living donation in African Americans with a family history of ESRD. Currently 51% of living-donor kidneys come from family members of patients with ESRD. In the December issue of AJKD, McClellan [read more...]

Family History of End-Stage Renal Disease: What does it mean for ESRD Risk?

December 6, 2011 // 2 Comments

In this post, Dr Tejas P. Desai, eAJKD web advisory board member and Dr. William Mc Clellan (WM) will share thoughts on a study published in the current issue of AJKD prospectively evaluating the risk factors for incident kidney failure among 19,409 [read more...]

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family history

eAJKD Poll Results: Living Kidney Donation in African Americans with a Family History of ESRD

eAJKD poll: Living Kidney Donation in African Americans with a Family History of ESRD

Family History of End-Stage Renal Disease: What does it mean for ESRD Risk?