I would like if Renal failure could be Inherited by children?

Question

In case of the parents have Renal failure. Could this be transmitted to children? If yes how likely?

Answer 1

I would depend on the cause of the failure.

Most diseases have a genetic component, but we would realkly need to know WHY the kidneys have failed.  Diabetes, cancer, something else . . . .??

the best person to make this answer would be the doctor.

Answer 2

What’s the cause of the renal failure?

infection, chronic hypertension, tumor, cancer, diabetes, rhabdomyolysis, renal regurgitation, drugs/medication related, etc (there is a very extensive list and these are just some off the top of my head)

generally speaking you can be genetically predisposed to be more likely to develope problems that can in turn effect your kidneys/kidney function, but with careful monitoring and treatment of these conditions that lead to it, you can avoid developing renal failure.

Thats not to say that there aren’t some types of genetic conditions and cancers that run in families that can also cause it, however these are very uncommon and are generally diagnosed easily.