Gene linked to worsening kidney disease in African-Americans

Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

In African Americans with kidney disease related to hypertension (high blood pressure), a common gene variant is associated with a sharply increased risk of progressive kidney disease, according to a...

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