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Absence of HIV-associated nephropathy in Ethiopians.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jan 2006
Behar Doron M, Shlush Liran I, Maor Carcom, Lorber Margalit, Skorecki Karl
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Population-based epidemiological surveys in several countries have shown approximately 10- to 15-fold increased susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) for populations of recent African ancestry. Accordingly, we sought to determine whether a similar or different pattern of susceptibility was evident among Ethiopians followed up in an HIV clinic in Israel....
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