“…A number of risk factors for developing PTDM have been identified in single-center, observational or casecontrol studies. These include age (6), race (6), ethnicity (9), family history (10,11), hepatitis C (2), obesity (1,6,12), donor source (deceased vs. living) (6,9), acute rejection (1,3,(9)(10)(11)(13)(14)(15)(16), the type of immunosuppressive agents used to prevent and treat rejection (1,3,(9)(10)(11)14,15,17) and the dose of corticosteroids (2,11,12,18).…”