BackgroundSeveral linkage analyses have mapped a susceptibility locus for diabetic nephropathy to chromosome 18q22–23, and polymorphisms within the carnosine dipeptidase 1 gene (CNDP1), located on 18q
achi-square test.b4L/5L and 5L/5L.cGenotype frequencies in general population for Europeans and South Asians reported by Mooyaart et al. (2009) Diabetes Res and Clin Prac 85∶272–278.dData in healthy c
Abstract Context: Observational studies have shown that elevated uric acid (UA) is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, whether the relationship is causal remains unclea
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MYH9 and APOL1 on chromosome 22 (c22) are powerfully associated with non-diabetic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans (AAs). Many AAs diagnose
