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African Ancestry-Specific Alleles and Kidney Disease Risk in Hispanics/Latinos.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Mar 2017
Kramer Holly J, Stilp Adrienne M, Laurie Cathy C, Reiner Alex P, Lash James, Daviglus Martha L, Rosas Sylvia E, Ricardo Ana C, Tayo Bamidele O, Flessner Michael F, Kerr Kathleen F, Peralta Carmen, Durazo-Arvizu Ramon, Conomos Matt, Thornton Timothy, Rotter Jerome, Taylor Kent D, Cai Jainwen, Eckfeldt John, Chen Han, Papanicolau George, Franceschini Nora
Abstract excerpt
African ancestry alleles may contribute to CKD among Hispanics/Latinos, but whether associations differ by Hispanic/Latino background remains unknown. We examined the association of CKD measures with African ancestry-specific APOL1 alleles that were directly genotyped and sickle cell trait (hemoglobin subunit β gene [HBB] variant) on the basis of imputation in 12,226 adult Hispanics/Latinos grouped according to...
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