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APOL1 Risk Variants and Cardiovascular Disease: Results From the AASK (African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension).
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2017
Chen Teresa K, Appel Lawrence J, Grams Morgan E, Tin Adrienne, Choi Michael J, Lipkowitz Michael S, Winkler Cheryl A, Estrella Michelle M
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OBJECTIVE: Among African Americans, the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants have been associated with various types of kidney disease and chronic kidney disease progression. We aimed to determine whether these same risk variants also confer an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. APPROACH AND RESULTS: In a cohort of African Americans with hypertension-attributed chronic kidney disease followed for up to...
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