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New Genetic Insight into Kidney Disease Risk for West Africans: Uncovering APOL1 Gene Variants

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators have made a groundbreaking discovery about the genetic risk of kidney disease among people of West African descent. They found that variants of the APOL1 gene, known to affect immune function, can significantly raise the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in West African… Read More »