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I was wondering what are the common disease which may give rise to chronic renal failure?

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Chronic kidney cause: The most common cause of end stage renal disease in the us today is diabetes mellitus. The second most common cause is hypertension. Less frequent causes are glomerulonephritis and polycystic kidney disease.

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Answered 1/7/2015

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