Association Between APOL1 Genotypes and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

BACKGROUND: APOL1 genetic variants confer an increased risk for kidney disease. Their associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are less certain. We aimed to compare the prevalence of subclinical CVD and incidence of atherosclerotic CVD and heart failure by APOL1 genotypes among self‐identified...

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Autores principales: Chen, Teresa K., Katz, Ronit, Estrella, Michelle M., Gutierrez, Orlando M., Kramer, Holly, Post, Wendy S., Shlipak, Michael G., Wassel, Christina L., Peralta, Carmen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29269352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.007199