Absence of APOL1 Risk Variants Protects against HIV-Associated Nephropathy in the Ethiopian Population

Doron M. Behar,Eynat Kedem,Saharon Rosset,Yonas Haileselassie,Shay Tzur,Zipi Kra Oz,Walter G. Wasser,Yotam Shenhar,Eduardo Shahar,Gamal Hassoun,Carcom Maor,Dawit Wolday,Shimon Pollack,Karl Skorecki

Absence of APOL1 Risk Variants Protects against HIV-Associated Nephropathy in the Ethiopian Population

2011

Doron M. Behar
Eynat Kedem
Saharon Rosset
Yonas Haileselassie
Shay Tzur
Zipi Kra Oz
Walter G. Wasser
Yotam Shenhar
Eduardo Shahar
Gamal Hassoun
Carcom Maor
Dawit Wolday
Shimon Pollack
Karl Skorecki

Background: Susceptibility to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) among HIV-infected Americans of African ancestral heritage has been attributed to APOL1 genetic variation. We determine

Keywords:

HIV-associated nephropathy
Renal biopsy
Population
Kidney disease
Ancestry-informative marker
End-stage kidney disease
Genetic variation
Immunology
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
AIDS-Associated Nephropathy

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