APOL1: a case in point for replacing race with genetics

Girish N. Nadkarni; Christina M. Wyatt; Barbara Murphy; Michael J. Ross

doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.02.002

APOL1: a case in point for replacing race with genetics

Girish N. Nadkarni, Christina M. Wyatt, Barbara Murphy, Michael J. Ross

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Ethnicity-specific differences in apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) polymorphisms are associated with racial disparities in kidney transplantation outcomes. APOL1 genotyping may better help define graft outcome risk pre-transplantation; however, more research is needed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	768-770
Number of pages	3
Journal	Kidney International
Volume	91
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2017.02.002
State	Published - 1 Apr 2017

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