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APOL1 Genotype and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes From Deceased African American Donors.
Transplantation - 1 Jan 2016
Freedman Barry I, Pastan Stephen O, Israni Ajay K, Schladt David, Julian Bruce A, Gautreaux Michael D, Hauptfeld Vera, Bray Robert A, Gebel Howard M, Kirk Allan D, Gaston Robert S, Rogers Jeffrey, Farney Alan C, Orlando Giuseppe, Stratta Robert J, Mohan Sumit, Ma Lijun, Langefeld Carl D, Bowden Donald W, Hicks Pamela J, Palmer Nicholette D, Palanisamy Amudha, Reeves-Daniel Amber M, Brown W Mark, Divers Jasmin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) renal-risk variants in donors and African American (AA) recipient race are associated with worse allograft survival in deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) from AA donors. To detect other factors impacting allograft survival from deceased AA kidney donors, APOL1 renal-risk variants were genotyped in additional AA kidney donors. METHODS: The APOL1 genotypes...
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