[Hypertension, chronic kidney disease and genetics in patients with African ancestry].

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The incidence and prevalence of hypertension is markedly elevated in Afro-American populations vs Caucasians. The development of end-stage renal disease is also more frequent in Afro-American subjects, independently of blood pressure control. As compared to Caucasians, Afro-American subjects have a higher risk of end-stage renal disease when they are infected with HIV or have lupus. For decades, these data...

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