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Genetics, Genomics, and Precision Medicine in End-Stage Kidney Disease.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 Jul 2018
Kopp Jeffrey B, Winkler Cheryl A
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Recent advances in genetics of renal disease have deepened our understanding of progressive kidney disease. Here, we review genetic variants that are of particular importance to progressive glomerular disease that result in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Some of the most striking findings relate to APOL1 genetic variants, seen exclusively in individuals of sub-Saharan African descent, that create a...
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