Multiple loci associated with renal function in African Americans.

Multiple loci associated with renal function in African Americans.

The incidence of chronic kidney disease varies by ethnic group in the USA, with African Americans displaying a two-fold higher rate than European Americans. One of the two defining variables underlying staging of chronic kidney disease is the glomerular filtration rate. Meta-analysis in individuals...

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Main Authors: Daniel Shriner, Alan Herbert, Ayo P Doumatey, Jie Zhou, Hanxia Huang, Michael R Erdos, Guanjie Chen, Norman P Gerry, Michael F Christman, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles N Rotimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441677?pdf=render

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