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Hemostatic Factors, APOL1 Risk Variants, and the Risk of ESRD in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 7 May 2015
Tin Adrienne, Grams Morgan E, Maruthur Nisa M, Astor Brad C, Couper David, Mosley Thomas H, Fornage Myriam, Parekh Rulan S, Coresh Josef, Kao Wen Hong Linda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hemostatic factors have been associated with kidney function decline, and evidence suggests stronger effects among African Americans. The presence of APOL1 renal risk variants, common in African Americans, might partly underlie this risk difference. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: A total of 13,337 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study were...
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