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Term ID: | 6097 |
Name: | Kidney Failure, Chronic |
Definition: | The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D051436 |
TreeNumbers: | C12.777.419.780.750.500 |C13.351.968.419.780.750.500 |
Synonyms: | Chronic Kidney Failure |Chronic Renal Failure |Disease, End-Stage Kidney |Disease, End-Stage Renal |End Stage Kidney Disease |End-Stage Kidney Disease |End Stage Renal Disease |End-Stage Renal Disease |End-Stage Renal Failure |ESRD |Kidney Disease, End-Stage |Renal |
Slim Mappings: | Urogenital disease (female)|Urogenital disease (male) |
Reference: |
MedGen: D007676
MeSH: D007676
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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