Copy Number Variation at the APOL1 Locus.

Two coding variants in the APOL1 gene (G1 and G2) explain most of the high rate of kidney disease in African Americans. APOL1-associated kidney disease risk inheritance follows an autosomal recessive pattern: The relative risk of kidney disease associated with inheritance of two high-risk variants i...

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Main Authors: Rupam Ruchi, Giulio Genovese, Jessica Lee, Victoria T Charoonratana, Andrea J Bernhardy, Seth L Alper, Jeffrey B Kopp, Ravi Thadhani, David J Friedman, Martin R Pollak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416782?pdf=render

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