The high rate of non-diabetic kidney disease in African-Americans is strongly associated with variations in a particular gene. Yet, not everyone who inherits these variations develops the disease. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are working to find out why. In a study published in the October issue of the journal Kidney International, the research team evaluated children and siblings of African-Americans on dialysis to determine why some develop kidney disease and others don't...
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