Living donor kidney transplantation benefits the recipient. However, kidney failure can occur in a small fraction of donors — the risk is not uniform but varies according to donor characteristics. Studies to date have failed to match on important factors, such as era, environment or family history. Long-term studies with well-matched healthy controls are therefore needed.
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The authors are supported by the NIH grant DK125431 and thank S. Taylor for editorial assistance and preparation of the manuscript before submission.
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Matas, A.J., Rule, A.D. Risk of kidney disease after living kidney donation. Nat Rev Nephrol 17, 509–510 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00407-5
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