Diabetic nephropathy after kidney transplantation in patients with pretransplantation type II diabetes: A retrospective case series study from a high-volume center in the United States.

Diabetic nephropathy occurs after transplantation, and this appears to be due to both donor and recipient-derived factors. Encouragingly, our estimates suggest that as many as 75% of patients may be free of DN at 10 years following kidney transplantation.