A race-free equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate came out in September 2021. Nearly a third of US labs were using it 6 months later, and further adoption continues at a brisk clip.
A National Kidney Foundation and American Society of Nephrology task force endorsed a new eGFR equation that drops race adjustment. Data now show it works fine in a Kidney Failure Risk Equation.
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