APOL1 genotype associated risk for preeclampsia in African populations: Rationale and protocol design for studies in women of African ancestry in resource limited settings.

APOL1 genotype associated risk for preeclampsia in African populations: Rationale and protocol design for studies in women of African ancestry in resource limited settings.

<h4>Background</h4>Women of African ancestry are highly predisposed to preeclampsia which continues to be a major cause of maternal death in Africa. Common variants in the APOL1 gene are potent risk factor for a spectrum of kidney disease. Recent studies have shown that APOL1 risk varian...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Osafo, Nicholas Ekow Thomford, Jerry Coleman, Abraham Carboo, Chris Guure, Perditer Okyere, Dwomoa Adu, Richard Adanu, Rulan S Parekh, David Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278115&type=printable
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