Investigators identify gene associated with kidney disease in African-American population

Friday, July 16, 2010 - 07:56 in Health & Medicine

Kidney disease is a growing public health problem, with approximately half a million individuals in the United States requiring dialysis treatments to replace the function of their failed kidneys. The problem is particularly acute among African Americans, whose rates of kidney disease are four times higher than those of European Americans...

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