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Apolipoprotein L1 and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Young Potential Living Kidney Donors.
Annals of surgery - 1 Jun 2018
Locke Jayme E, Sawinski Deirdre, Reed Rhiannon D, Shelton Brittany, MacLennan Paul A, Kumar Vineeta, Mehta Shikha, Mannon Roslyn B, Gaston Robert, Julian Bruce A, Carr John J, Terry James G, Kilgore Meredith, Massie Allan B, Segev Dorry L, Lewis Cora E
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a novel chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk prediction tool for young potential living kidney donors. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Living kidney donor selection practices have evolved from examining individual risk factors to a risk calculator incorporating multiple characteristics. Owing to limited long-term data and lack of genetic information, current risk tools...
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