Type 2 diabetic patients on renal replacement therapy: Probability to receive renal transplantation and survival after transplantation.

Type 2 diabetic patients on renal replacement therapy: Probability to receive renal transplantation and survival after transplantation.

BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) seldom receive a kidney transplant, which is partly due to age and comorbidities. Adjusting for case mix, we investigated whether T2DM patients have equal opportunity for renal transplantation compared to other patients on...

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Main Authors: Marjo H Kervinen, Seppo Lehto, Jaakko Helve, Carola Grönhagen-Riska, Patrik Finne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6093678?pdf=render

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