Kidney Research UK Marks World Kidney Day With UK Screening Programme Proposals   - Kidney Research UK is marking World Kidney Day 2008 with proposals for a UK study of screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is estimated to affect one in 10 of the UK adult population.    The proposed programme, which is being supported by unrestricted educational grants from pharmaceutical company Roche and biotechnology company Amgen, will be piloted this summer in Oldham, Birmingham, Leicester and London.  It is based on an initiative called Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP), which was developed by the National Kidney Foundation in the US where over 100,000 people have been screened. It is anticipated that more than 2,000 people will be screened in the UK pilot phase, targeting groups of adults who are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, including: -African Caribbeans -South Asians -people with diabetes -people with hypertension -those with a family history of kidney disease   Such a screening programme is in line with Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s stated intention (January 2008) to increase preventative medicine and screening for early signs of the diseases which are common, harmful and treatable.  If the approach proves successful, then it is hoped that it will be rolled out nationally.