End Stage Renal Disease Predicts Increased Risk of Death in First Degree Relatives in the Norwegian Population.

Increased risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and death in Norwegian living kidney donors has been reported, most of the donors were related to the recipient. The present study investigates risk of death in first degree relatives of ESRD patients.The Norwegian Population Registry, The Norwegian C...

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Main Authors: Rannveig Skrunes, Einar Svarstad, Anna Varberg Reisæter, Hans-Peter Marti, Bjørn Egil Vikse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5102372?pdf=render