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Exome Chip Analyses and Genetic Risk for IgA Nephropathy among Han Chinese.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 8 Feb 2021
Zhou Xu-Jie, Tsoi Lam C, Hu Yong, Patrick Matthew T, He Kevin, Berthier Celine C, Li Yanming, Wang Yan-Na, Qi Yuan-Yuan, Zhang Yue-Miao, Gan Ting, Li Yang, Hou Ping, Liu Li-Jun, Shi Su-Fang, Lv Ji-Cheng, Xu Hu-Ji, Zhang Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: IgA nephropathy is the most common form of primary GN worldwide. The evidence of geographic and ethnic differences, as well as familial aggregation of the disease, supports a strong genetic contribution to IgA nephropathy. Evidence for genetic factors in IgA nephropathy comes also from genome-wide association patient-control studies. However, few studies have systematically evaluated...
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