APOL1 Risk Variants Independently Associated With Early Cardiovascular Disease Death

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Introduction The relationship of APOL1 renal risk variants to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is controversial and was the subject of this investigation. Methods Age, cause of death, and nephrosclerosis (the latter defined by glomerulosclerosis) were analyzed in the autopsies of 162 African Americans and 136 whites genotyped for APOL1 risk alleles. Results Sudden deaths represented >75% of CVD autopsies for both...

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