APOL1 Nephropathy: From Genetics to Clinical Applications.

APOL1 Nephropathy: From Genetics to Clinical Applications. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jul 02;: Authors: Friedman DJ, Pollak MR Abstract Rates of many types of severe kidney disease are much higher in blacks than most other groups. Much of this disparity can now be attributed to genetic variants in the apoL1 (APOL1) gene found only in individuals with recent African ancestry. These variants greatly increase rates of hypertension-associated ESKD, FSGS, HIV-associated nephropathy, and other forms of nondiabetic kidney disease. We discuss the population genetics of APOL1 risk variants and the clinical spectrum of APOL1 nephropathy. We then consider clinical issues that arise for the practicing nephrologist caring for the patient who may have APOL1 kidney disease. PMID: 32616495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research