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Linkage analysis of glomerular filtration rate in American Indians.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2008
Mottl Amy K, Vupputuri Suma, Cole Shelley A, Almasy Laura, Göring Harald H H, Diego Vincent P, Laston Sandra, Franceschini Nora, Shara Nawar M, Lee Elisa T, Best Lyle G, Fabsitz Richard R, MacCluer Jean W, Umans Jason G, North Kari E
Abstract excerpt
American Indians have a disproportionately high rate of kidney disease likely due to a combination of environmental and genetic factors. We performed a genome wide scan of estimated glomerular filtration rate in 3665 participants of the Strong Heart Family Study to localize genes influencing kidney disease risk factors. The participants were men and women from 13 American Indian tribes recruited from 3 centers...
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