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Genetic epidemiology in kidney disease.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Apr 2017
Ainsworth Hannah C, Langefeld Carl D, Freedman Barry I
Abstract excerpt
Familial aggregation of chronic kidney disease and its component phenotypes-reduced glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and renal histologic changes-has long been recognized. Rates of severe kidney disease are also known to differ markedly between populations based on ancestry. These epidemiologic observations support the existence of nephropathy susceptibility genes. Several molecular genetic technologies...
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