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Family history and kidney disease
Key takeaways
This page explains that kidney disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure often run in families. If a close relative has one of these, your own risk may be higher. It is general information about risk, not a study, so it reports no results.
Source
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https://www.kidneyfund.org/all-about-kidneys/risk-factors/family-history-and-kidney-disease