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Editorial
. 2016 Jun 6;11(6):928-931.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.04680416. Epub 2016 May 19.

Beyond APOL1: Genetic Inroads into Understanding Population Disparities in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Karl Skorecki  1   2 , Walter G Wasser  2   3
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Editorial

Beyond APOL1: Genetic Inroads into Understanding Population Disparities in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Karl Skorecki et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: APOL1; African Americans; African Continental Ancestry Group; Chromosome Mapping; Chronic; Humans; Kidney Failure; genetics; kidney disease.

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