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Obesity-related glomerulopathy in the presence of APOL1 risk alleles.
BMJ case reports - 19 Aug 2022
Valdez Imbert Ronald, Hti Lar Seng Nang San, Stokes Michael B, Jim Belinda
Abstract excerpt
Nephropathic apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk alleles (G1/G2) have been associated with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, HIV-associated nephropathy, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-associated collapsing glomerulopathy and other glomerulonephritides. These alleles confer protection from Trypanosoma brucei infections which are enriched in sub-Saharan African populations. We present a young woman with obesity,...
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