Fractures and Bone Disease in Living Kidney Donors

This is an observational study that consists of two Aims: Aim 1 is a survey sent to 3000 prior living kidney donors and 3000 matched controls. The survey contains questions about history of bone fractures and general bone health. Prior living kidney donors will be identified and surveyed from three Minnesota centers: Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC); and the University of Minnesota (UMN). Aim 2 of this study includes an assessment of bone structure and bone turnover markers in a subset of donors and matched controls. 200 prior living kidney donors and 200 matched controls will be invited to Mayo Clinic Rochester's CRTU for an assessment of bone health. Each subject will undergo lateral DXA with VFA assessment, bone density assessment of each hip, radius and spine by DXA scan, bone structure assessment by HRpQCT of the distal radius and tibia, finite element assessment(µFEA), skin AGEs measurement, and blood collection to measure markers of bone formation and resorption.