High Population Frequencies of APOL1 Risk Variants Are Associated with Increased Prevalence of Non-Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease in the Igbo People from South-Eastern Nigeria - Concepedia

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High Population Frequencies of APOL1 Risk Variants Are Associated with Increased Prevalence of Non-Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease in the Igbo People from South-Eastern Nigeria

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2013

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Ifeoma Ulasi, Shay Tzur, Walter G. Wasser, Revital Shemer, Etty Kruzel, Elena Feigin, Obinna Onodugo, Julius Okoye, Ejikeme Arodiwe, Ngozi A. Ifebunandu,

Nephron Clinical Practice

Abstract

APOL1 risk variants are common in the Igbo population of south-eastern Nigeria, and are also highly associated with non-diabetic CKD in this area. APOL1 may explain the increased prevalence of CKD in this region.

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