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KIDNEY DISEASE GENETICS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY IN PRECISION MEDICINE.
Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing. Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing - 1 Jan 2016
Cooke Bailey Jessica N, Wilson Sarah, Brown-Gentry Kristin, Goodloe Robert, Crawford Dana C
Abstract excerpt
Kidney disease is a well-known health disparity in the United States where African Americans are affected at higher rates compared with other groups such as European Americans and Mexican Americans. Common genetic variants in the myosin, heavy chain 9, non-muscle (MYH9) gene were initially identified as associated with non-diabetic end-stage renal disease in African Americans, and it is now understood that these...
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