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Kidney function tests, also known as renal function tests, use eGFR alone or in combination with a urine test to evaluate the efficiency of waste clearance by the kidneys.

Because of race-based estimates, thousands of Black patients were placed further down kidney transplant waitlists.

A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny.

The widely used eGFR test overestimates kidney function in Black patients, leaving some off the transplant list. A new policy tries to correct that.

Widely-used kidney function tests underestimate scale of kidney disease in Africa A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person’s kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease ...

An Australian medical technology company, Proteomics International, has published a study demonstrating a new blood test significantly outperforms conventional tests in identifying the risk of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A major change in the medical world is helping make kidney transplants more racially equitable. Race is no longer being considered an important test to estimate kidney function.

A medical test for kidney function that adjusts its results for race is coming under increased scrutiny.