APOL1 Gene Variants and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

• Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Duran (Author), Mayra Estacio (Author), Daniela Espinosa (Author), Eliana Manzi (Author), Juan G. Posada (Author), Liliana Mesa (Author), Johanna Schweineberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The association of APOL1 risk variants with cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in observational and clinical trials has had inconsistent results. We aim to assess the relationship between the presence of APOL1 risk variants and the CVD risk in Afro-descendant patients...