Gene Associated With Severe Kidney Failure In Diabetes Identified By Researchers

... A research team at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the University of Heidelberg has proven that a gene protects some people with diabetes from developing severe kidney failure or 'end-stage renal disease.'Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide, an illness that requires either kidney dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant for survival. [click link for full article] ...