Bjorneklett R, Vikse BE, Smerud HK, Bostad L, Leivestad T, Hartmann A, Iversen BM. Pre-transplant course and risk of kidney transplant failure in IgA nephropathy patients. Clin Transplant 2011: 25: E356–E365. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Abstract: Background: There is lack of knowledge to what degree clinical/morphological presentation and course of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) prior to end-stage renal disease are risk factors for graft loss after kidney transplantation. Material and Methods: Patients with IgAN between 1988 and 2006 (registered in the Norwegian Kidney Biopsy Registry) who later received a kidney transplant (registered in the Norwegian Renal Registry) were included. The cohort was followed up regarding death-censored graft loss throughout 2008. Graft survival with a rapid progressive (RP) vs. a slow progressive (SP) course of pre-Tx IgAN (annual GFR > or