Apolipoprotein G1 and G2 Variants May Partially Explain a Higher Prevalence of Lupus-Nephritis ESRD in African Americans

Rita Buckley

doi:10.1177/155989771219004

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African Americans suffer from lupus-related kidney failure at higher rates compared with individuals without recent African ancestry [Byrne C et al. Am J Kidney Dis 1994; Satko SG et al. Kidney Int Suppl 2005]. This article presents findings from A National Consortium to Explore the Genotypic Basis for End-Stage Renal Disease in Lupus [1RC2-AR058951; P01-AR049084; P01-AI083194].