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Before the middle of the 20th century, the prospect that a child with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) would reach adulthood was essentially nil. Once dialysis and transplantation became available, that death sentence was lifted, as increasing numbers of children with ESRD were offered renal-replacement therapy. Now, most can expect to live for many years. The time course of this improvement in prognosis is reflected in the data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry presented by McDonald and Craig in this issue of the Journal (pages 2654–2662). These authors examined the long-term survival of children and adolescents . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

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