Beyond APOL1: Genetic Inroads into Understanding Population Disparities in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Karl Skorecki; Walter G Wasser

doi:10.2215/CJN.04680416

Beyond APOL1: Genetic Inroads into Understanding Population Disparities in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Jun 6;11(6):928-931. doi: 10.2215/CJN.04680416. Epub 2016 May 19.

Authors

Karl Skorecki^{1

2}, Walter G Wasser^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion, Haifa, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
² Department of Nephrology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; and.
³ Division of Nephrology, Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel.

No abstract available

Keywords: APOL1; African Americans; African Continental Ancestry Group; Chromosome Mapping; Chronic; Humans; Kidney Failure; genetics; kidney disease.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Apolipoproteins / genetics*
Black or African American / genetics
Diabetic Nephropathies*
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lipoproteins, HDL / genetics

Substances

Apolipoproteins
Lipoproteins, HDL