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In rats, renal diseases progress to the end stage, but the rate of progression can be slowed dramatically by dietary protein restriction¹. In humans, most renal diseases also progress to death due to uremia, unless transplantation or dialysis is provided². Despite several studies to the contrary, the results of the Modification of Diet in Renal Diseases (MDRD) study, reported in this issue of the Journal by Klahr et al., suggest that the progression of renal diseases in humans is only minimally slowed by dietary protein restriction³. What accounts for these differences?

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