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My mom died of kidney failure is that hereditary?
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Some causes, not all: I'm sorry to hear about your mom's passing. Kidney failure is the end result of many different possibilities, only some of which are hereditary. Check /w/her doctor, especially her nephrologist (kidney specialist) to see if you need to be more concerned than average. In meantime, keep your blood pressure under control & keep ibuprofen/naproxen/nsaids use to a minimum.
Answered 8/24/2013
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Not always: Although there are some causes of kidney failure which are hereditary, even then it is no necessarily result in full blown disease or carrier state. Talk to you doctor if you know the exact cause of kidney failure in your mother. There are many more non heridatory causes of kidney failure.
Answered 9/3/2013
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