Focusing on rare conditions could significantly reduce the burden of kidney disease on both patients and the NHS, according to a major new study led by the UK Kidney Association and UCL.
The study, published in The Lancet to mark World Kidney Day, draws on the largest rare kidney disease dataset ever created. It found that patients with rare kidney diseases are 28 times more likely to experience kidney failure than those with chronic kidney disease (CKD) but are less than half as likely to die before kidney failure treatment is needed.