APOL1 Nephropathy Risk Variants and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events in Community-Dwelling Black Adults [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
APOL1 high-risk status is associated with CVD events in community-dwelling Black adults without diabetes mellitus.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics - June 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gutierrez, O. M., Irvin, M. R., Chaudhary, N. S., Cushman, M., Zakai, N. A., David, V. A., Limou, S., Pamir, N., Reiner, A. P., Naik, R. P., Sale, M. M., Safford, M. M., Hyacinth, H. I., Judd, S. E., Kopp, J. B., Winkler, C. A. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Race and Ethnicity, Risk Factors, Genetic, Association Studies, Ischemic Stroke Original Articles Source Type: research