Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages Across Ancestries: The PAGE Study

Genetics of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages Across Ancestries: The PAGE Study

BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and disproportionally burdens United States ethnic minorities. Its genetic determinants may differ by disease severity and clinical stages. To uncover genetic factors associated CKD severity among high-risk ethnic groups, we performed genome-wide asso...

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Main Authors: Bridget M. Lin, Girish N. Nadkarni, Ran Tao, Mariaelisa Graff, Myriam Fornage, Steven Buyske, Tara C. Matise, Heather M. Highland, Lynne R. Wilkens, Christopher S. Carlson, S. Lani Park, V. Wendy Setiawan, Jose Luis Ambite, Gerardo Heiss, Eric Boerwinkle, Dan-Yu Lin, Andrew P. Morris, Ruth J. F. Loos, Charles Kooperberg, Kari E. North, Christina L. Wassel, Nora Franceschini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
genetics
chronic kidney disease stages
genome-wide association studies
APOL1
end stage kidney disease
diverse populations
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00494/full

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