Chronic kidney disease: Potassium efflux in APOL1 nephropathy

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 124 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.4 Author: Jessica K. Edwards The increased risk of chronic kidney disease in people of recent African descent compared to European–Americans is almost entirely attributed to the presence of two APOL1 genetic variants (G1 and G2) in this population. Now, findings by Martin Pollak and colleagues show that APOL1
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