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Familial clustering of chronic kidney disease.
Seminars in dialysis - 1 Jan 2000
Satko Scott G, Sedor John R, Iyengar Sudha K, Freedman Barry I
Abstract excerpt
The incidence and prevalence rates of most forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD) had steadily been increasing for the past 30 years, although these rates now appear to have reached a plateau. It is clear that an individual's likelihood of developing progressive CKD results from complex interactions between multiple genetic and environmental factors. Familial clustering of CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is...
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