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Sequential genetic testing of living-related donors for inherited renal disease to promote informed choice and enhance safety of living donation.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Dec 2021
Thomas Christie P, Gupta Sonali, Freese Margaret E, Chouhan Kanwaljit K, Dantuma Maisie I, Holanda Danniele G, Katz Daniel A, Darbro Benjamin W, Mansilla Maria A, Smith Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Living kidney donors (LKDs) with a family history of renal disease are at risk of kidney disease as compared to LKDs without such history suggesting that some LKDs may be pre-symptomatic for monogenic kidney disease. LKDs with related transplant candidates whose kidney disease was considered genetic in origin were selected for genetic testing. In each case, the transplant candidate was first tested to verify the...
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