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Heritability of measures of kidney disease among Zuni Indians: the Zuni Kidney Project.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Aug 2010
MacCluer Jean W, Scavini Marina, Shah Vallabh O, Cole Shelley A, Laston Sandra L, Voruganti V Saroja, Paine Susan S, Eaton Alfred J, Comuzzie Anthony G, Tentori Francesca, Pathak Dorothy R, Bobelu Arlene, Bobelu Jeanette, Ghahate Donica, Waikaniwa Mildred, Zager Philip G
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BACKGROUND: The long-term goal of the GKDZI (Genetics of Kidney Disease in Zuni Indians) Study is to identify genes, environmental factors, and genetic-environmental interactions that modulate susceptibility to renal disease and intermediate phenotypes. STUDY DESIGN: A community-based participatory research approach was used to recruit family members of individuals with kidney disease. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: The...
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