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A multi-ethnic polygenic risk score for chronic kidney disease is associated with increased risk of hypertension in African American individuals.
BMC nephrology - 26 Sept 2025
Kakar Aastha, Litkowski Elizabeth M, Scadden Ashley W, Anwar Mohammad Y, Konigsberg Iain R, Stanislawski Maggie A, DuPre Natalie C, Mitra Riten, Baumgartner Richard, Raffield Laura M, Lange Ethan M, Lange Leslie A, Taylor Kira C
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BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HT) and chronic kidney diseases (CKD) are complex conditions having both genetic and environmental contributions, disproportionately affecting African American (AA) individuals. Recent evidence is contradictory regarding the directionality of the relationship between the two conditions. This study investigates the relationship between CKD and blood pressure (BP)-related traits with CKD...
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