Risk factors: Sickle cell trait increases the risk of chronic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Nephrology 11, 65 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.229 Author: Jessica K. Edwards Data regarding the health consequences of sickle cell trait (SCT)—including a potential relationship with impairment of renal function— are conflicting. A large prospective population-based study by Alexander Reiner and colleagues has now shown that SCT is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease
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