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APOL1 Kidney Disease Risk Variants: An Evolving Landscape.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 May 2015
Dummer Patrick D, Limou Sophie, Rosenberg Avi Z, Heymann Jurgen, Nelson George, Winkler Cheryl A, Kopp Jeffrey B
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) genetic variants account for much of the excess risk of chronic and end-stage kidney disease, which results in a significant global health disparity for persons of African ancestry. We estimate the lifetime risk of kidney disease in APOL1 dual-risk allele individuals to...
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