APOL1Genotype and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes From Deceased African American Donors

Authors :: Freedman, Barry I.
Pastan, Stephen O.
Israni, Ajay K.
Schladt, David
Julian, Bruce A.
Gautreaux, Michael D.
Hauptfeld, Vera
Bray, Robert A.
Gebel, Howard M.
Kirk, Allan D.
Gaston, Robert S.
Rogers, Jeffrey
Farney, Alan C.
Orlando, Giuseppe
Stratta, Robert J.
Mohan, Sumit
Ma, Lijun
Langefeld, Carl D.
Bowden, Donald W.
Hicks, Pamela J.
Palmer, Nicholette D.
Palanisamy, Amudha
Reeves-Daniel, Amber M.
Brown, W. Mark
Divers, Jasmin
Source :: Transplantation; January 2016, Vol. 100 Issue: 1 p194-202, 9p
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: African American deceased donor kidneys were genotyped for 2 APOL1 gene renal-risk variants and results were linked to patient and graft survival. The authors confirm that these 2 variants are associated with a shorter renal allograft survival but not patient survival. Supplemental digital content is available in the text.

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