Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Variants Are Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease but Not with Cardiovascular Disease in a Population Referred for Cardiac Catheterization
Author(s) -
Hanghang Wang,
Patrick H. Pun,
Lydia Coulter Kwee,
Damian Craig,
Carol Haynes,
Megan ChrystLadd,
Laura P. Svetkey,
Uptal D. Patel,
Elizabeth R. Hauser,
Martin R. Pollak,
William E. Kraus,
Svati H. Shah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cardiorenal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1664-3828
pISSN - 1664-5502
DOI - 10.1159/000453458
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , population , coronary artery disease , gastroenterology , environmental health
While the association between APOL1 genetic variants and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been established, their association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unclear. This study sought to understand CKD and cardiovascular risk conferred by APOL1 variants in a secondary cardiovascular prevention population.
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