end-stage renal disease
Metabolomics: Taking Aim at Diabetic Kidney Failure
Posted on by Dr. Francis Collins
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Caption: Dialysis is often used to treat kidney failure related to diabetes.
My own research laboratory has worked on the genetics of diabetes for two decades. One of my colleagues from those early days, Andrzej Krolewski, a physician-scientist at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, wondered why about one-third of people with type 2 diabetes eventually develop kidney damage that progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but others don’t. A stealthy condition that can take years for symptoms to appear, ESRD occurs when the kidneys fail, allowing toxic wastes to build up. The only treatments available are dialysis or kidney transplants.
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