Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2024 Dec;58(4):249-250.
doi: 10.4314/gmj.v58i4.1.

Contribution of Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Risk Alleles to Kidney Disease in West Africa: an opportunity for treatment

Dwomoa Adu  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Contribution of Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) Risk Alleles to Kidney Disease in West Africa: an opportunity for treatment

Dwomoa Adu. Ghana Med J. 2024 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Apolipoprotein L1; Chronic kidney disease; Treatment.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared

Similar articles

See all similar articles

References

    1. Stanifer JW, Jing B, Tolan S, Helmke N, Mukerjee R, Naicker S, et al. The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global health. 2014;2(3):e174–e181. - PubMed
    1. Adjei DN, Stronks K, Adu D, Beune E, Meeks K, Smeeth L, et al. Chronic kidney disease burden among African migrants in three European countries and in urban and rural Ghana: the RODAM crosssectional study. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association. European Renal Association. 2018;33(10):1812–1822. - PubMed
    1. Pays E, Vanhollebeke B, Vanhamme L, Paturiaux-Hanocq F, Nolan DP, Perez-Morga D. The trypanolytic factor of human serum. Nature reviews Microbiology. 2006;4(6):477–486. - PubMed
    1. Tzur S, Rosset S, Shemer R, Yudkovsky G, Selig S, Tarekegn A, et al. Missense mutations in the APOL1 gene are highly associated with end stage kidney disease risk previously attributed to the MYH9 gene. Hum Genet. 2010;128(3):345–350. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Genovese G, Friedman DJ, Ross MD, Lecordier L, Uzureau P, Freedman BI, et al. Association of Trypanolytic ApoL1 Variants with Kidney Disease in African-Americans. Science. 2010;329:841–845. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources