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APOL1 Risk Genotypes Are Associated With Early Kidney Damage in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa

201953 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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Abstract

The <i>APOL1</i> risk variants are prevalent in children living in DRC. HRG carriers have increased odds of early kidney disease, and infection with HIV dramatically increases this probability.

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  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.04.002

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