Examination of Potential Modifiers of the Association of APOL1 Alleles with CKD Progression
Author(s) -
Teresa K. Chen,
Michael Choi,
W.H. Linda Kao,
Brad C. Astor,
Julia J. Scialla,
Lawrence J. Appel,
Liang Li,
Michael S. Lipkowitz,
Myles Wolf,
Rulan S. Parekh,
Cheryl A. Winkler,
Michelle M. Estrella,
Deidra C. Crews
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05220515
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , creatinine , renal function , proportional hazards model , body mass index , genotype , kidney disease , allele , blood urea nitrogen , gastroenterology , endocrinology , genetics , biology , gene
Common apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) variants are associated with increased risk of progressive CKD; however, not all individuals with high-risk APOL1 variants experience CKD progression. Identification of factors contributing to heterogeneity has important scientific and clinical implications.
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