Few chronic kidney disease patients at risk from end-stage disease

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20 Sep 2016 19:00:00.000

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The results of research led by academics at The University of Nottingham will be a cause for optimism among patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The five-year study, published this week in PLOS Medicine, revealed that the vast majority of CKD sufferers have a benign disease with little risk of progression and complications.

The research, which followed the fortunes of 1,700 patients, was led by Dr Adam Shardlow and colleagues in the University’s School of Medicine based at the Royal Derby Hospital.

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More information is available from Professor Martaan Taal in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham at maarten.taal@nottingham.ac.uk

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