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APOL1-G0 protects podocytes in a mouse model of HIV-associated nephropathy.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Bruggeman Leslie A, Wu Zhenzhen, Luo Liping, Madhavan Sethu, Drawz Paul E, Thomas David B, Barisoni Laura, O'Toole John F, Sedor John R
Abstract excerpt
African polymorphisms in the gene for Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) confer a survival advantage against lethal trypanosomiasis but also an increased risk for several chronic kidney diseases (CKD) including HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). APOL1 is expressed in renal cells, however, the pathogenic events that lead to renal cell damage and kidney disease are not fully understood. The podocyte function of APOL1-G0...
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