Article
ICD-10 codes for APOL1-mediated kidney disease.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 2026
Freedman Barry I, Gillespie Barbara S, Egbuna Ogo I
Abstract excerpt
New International Classification of Disease-10th Edition-Clinical Modification codes for APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) and family history of AMKD in the United States provide great hope to the millions of people with recent African ancestry and chronic kidney disease worldwide. In the past, vague diagnosis codes forced misclassification of many such patients, especially nondiabetic persons of African...
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- Humans
- Apolipoprotein L1
- Black or African American
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- International Classification of Diseases
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
