Assessing known chronic kidney disease associated genetic variants in Saudi Arabian populations

Abstract Background Genome wide association studies of patients with European descent have identified common variants associated with risk of reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). A panel of eight variants were selected to evaluate their association and prevalence in a Saudi Arabian p...

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Main Authors: Cyril Cyrus, Samir Al-Mueilo, Chittibabu Vatte, Shahanas Chathoth, Yun R. Li, Hatem Qutub, Rudaynah Al Ali, Fahad Al-Muhanna, Matthew B. Lanktree, Khaled Riyad Alkharsah, Abdullah Al-Rubaish, Brian Kim-Mozeleski, Brendan Keating, Amein Al Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0890-9