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Host factors predisposing to kidney disease in people with HIV.
Current opinion in HIV and AIDS - 1 Mar 2023
Hung Rachel K Y, Winkler Cheryl A, Post Frank A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To highlight advances in understanding of host factors, in particular host genetics, in the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in people with HIV. RECENT FINDINGS: In Black populations, the G1 and G2 variants of the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene predispose to HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). The risk of HIVAN is mostly confined to individuals with two APOL1 variants (kidney-risk...
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