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ArticleClinical kidney journal2026

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease predicts graft failure in kidney transplant recipients.

Kyungho Lee, Yebin Park, Hojin Jeon, Junseok Jeon, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Kyung-Do Han, Hye Ryoun Jang

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Kyungho LeeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yebin ParkDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hojin JeonDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Junseok JeonDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-0177
Jung Eun LeeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Wooseong HuhDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyung-Do HanDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hye Ryoun JangDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Introduction: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has been established to classify steatotic liver disease more accurately. We investigated the association between MASLD and long-term kidney transplant outcomes. Methods: Kidney transplant recipients who underwent national health screening programs from 2009 to 2017 and with follow-up until 2021 were identified using the Korean National Health Insurance Service data. MASLD was defined based on cardiometabolic criteria and the fatty liver index. Results: Among 8326 kidney transplant recipients, 2027 (24.3%) had MASLD, 25 (0.3%) had MASLD with increased alcohol intake, and 419 (5.0%) had MASLD with other liver diseases. The incidence rates of graft failure (17.5 vs. 11.3, Conclusions: This study identified MASLD as a significant risk factor for graft failure in kidney transplant recipients, highlighting the need for MASLD screening and management in kidney transplant recipients.

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fatty liver diseasekidney transplantmetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseasemetabolic syndromesteatotic liver disease

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