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Clinical and genetic risk factors for apolipoprotein L1-mediated chronic kidney disease in people of African ancestry with HIV.

Key takeaways

This article explains how a specific gene, called APOL1, can cause kidney disease in people of African ancestry who have HIV. It notes that controlling the HIV virus can lower the risk. The piece summarizes current knowledge and ongoing trials but does not present new data.

Who did this work

Post FA · Collier D · Winkler CA

Source

Article · PubMed, Reducing protein and albumin in urine · 2026 Oct 12
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42859850/