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Sickle cell trait, APOL1 risk allele status and chronic kidney disease among ART-experienced adults living with HIV in northern Nigeria.
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Jul 2025
Abdulhamid Abdurrahman, Shepherd Bryan E, Wudil Usman J, Van Wyk Chelsea, Dankishiya Faisal S, Hussaini Nafiu, Wester C William, Aliyu Muktar H
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BackgroundWe sought to determine the prevalence of sickle cell trait (SCT) and apolipoprotein-1 (APOL1) risk variants in people living with HIV (PLWH) in Nigeria, and to establish if SCT and APOL1 high-risk status correlate with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and/or prevalent chronic kidney disease (CKD).MethodsBaseline demographic and clinical data were obtained during three cross-sectional visits....
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