APOL1 Risk Variants Independently Associated With Early Cardiovascular Disease Death

The relationship of APOL1 renal risk variants to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is controversial and was the subject of this investigation. Methods: Age, cause of death, and nephrosclerosis (the latter defined by glomerulosclerosis) were analyzed in the autopsies of 162 African Americans and 136 white...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Hughson, Wendy E. Hoy, Susan A. Mott, John F. Bertram, Cheryl A. Winkler, Jeffrey B. Kopp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024917303613