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Hypoxia hits APOL1 in the kidney.
Kidney international - 1 Jul 2023
Grampp Steffen, Krüger René, Lauer Victoria, Uebel Sebastian, Knaup Karl X, Naas Julia, Höffken Verena, Weide Thomas, Schiffer Mario, Naas Stephanie, Schödel Johannes
Abstract excerpt
Individuals of African ancestry carrying two pathogenic variants of apolipoprotein 1 (APOL1) have a substantially increased risk for developing chronic kidney disease. The course of APOL1 nephropathy is extremely heterogeneous and shaped by systemic factors such as a response to interferon. However, additional environmental factors operating in this second-hit model have been less well defined. Here, we reveal...
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