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Patterns of Kidney Function Decline Associated with APOL1 Genotypes: Results from AASK.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 8 Aug 2016
Tin Adrienne, Grams Morgan E, Estrella Michelle, Lipkowitz Michael, Greene Tom H, Kao Wen Hong Linda, Li Liang, Appel Lawrence J
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Trajectories of eGFR in patients with CKD are highly variable. Only a subset of patients with CKD experiences a steady decline in eGFR. The objective of our study was to investigate whether eGFR trajectory patterns differ by APOL1 risk status. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Our study was a longitudinal observational study of 622 participants in the African American Study...
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