The prevalence of APOL1 gene variants in a cohort of renal disease patients in Western Saudi Arabia

Two variants for APOL1; the gastrointestinal (G1) variant (S342G and 1384M substitutions) and the G2 variant (N388 and Y389 deletions) have been previously described to be associated with renal disease. The prevalence of APOL1 variants in Saudi Arabia is unknown. We aimed to determine the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Soheir Adam, Maha Badawi, Galila Zaher, Bandar Alshehri, Ahmed Basaeed, Musharraf Jelani, Abdullah Kashqari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2018;volume=29;issue=4;spage=793;epage=800;aulast=Adam