Malaria, Collapsing Glomerulopathy, and Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients of African ancestry, imported Plasmodium infection may be a new causal factor for secondary FSGS, particularly for collapsing glomerulopathy variants in an APOL1 high-risk variant background.
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Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - May 21, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Amoura A, Moktefi A, Halfon M, Karras A, Rafat C, Gibier JB, Gleeson PJ, Servais A, Argy N, Maillé P, Belenfant X, Gueutin V, Delpierre A, Tricot L, El Karoui K, Jourde-Chiche N, Houze S, Sahali D, Audard V Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research