Family history of end-stage renal disease among incident dialysis patients.
BI Freedman, JM Soucie… - Journal of the American …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
As part of a larger study of genetic risk factors for the occurrence of renal failure, the
prevalence of a family history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in first-and second-degree
relatives of all incident dialysis patients treated in Georgia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina (ESRD Network 6) in 1994 was ascertained. Family histories were obtained from
4365 dialysis patients (83% of those eligible), and 856 (20%) reported having a family
history of ESRD. Among race-sex groups, 14.1% of Caucasian men, 14.6% of Caucasian …
prevalence of a family history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in first-and second-degree
relatives of all incident dialysis patients treated in Georgia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina (ESRD Network 6) in 1994 was ascertained. Family histories were obtained from
4365 dialysis patients (83% of those eligible), and 856 (20%) reported having a family
history of ESRD. Among race-sex groups, 14.1% of Caucasian men, 14.6% of Caucasian …