Familial risks of kidney failure in Sweden: a nationwide family study.

BACKGROUND: The value of family history as a risk factor for kidney failure has not been determined in a nationwide setting. AIM: This nationwide family study aimed to determine familial risks for kidney failure in Sweden. METHODS: The Swedish multi-generation register on 0-78-year-old subjects were...

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Main Authors: Delshad Saleh Akrawi, Xinjun Li, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Bengt Zöller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4244139?pdf=render