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APOL1 Genotyping of African American Deceased Organ Donors: Not Just Yet
Author(s) -
Ojo A.,
Knoll G. A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13230
Subject(s) - medicine , allele , genome wide association study , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis , transplantation , genotyping , freedman , kidney disease , genetics , bioinformatics , genotype , kidney , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene , biology , proteinuria , law , political science
This editorial gives an overview of the issues surrounding APOL1 genotyping in transplantation, including the current limitations of using this parameter to guide kidney allocation. See article by Freedman et al on page 1615 .