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Is a 4% genetic diagnostic yield in living kidney donors truly negligible?

Key takeaways

This letter questions a recent study on genetic testing for kidney donors. The authors argue that a 4% chance of finding a gene issue is not small. They suggest testing all donors, not just some. There are no new results here.

Source

Paper · Kidney International · 2026-10-01
https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(26)00525-9/fulltext?rss=yes