People of African ancestry have a fourfold higher risk of developing aggressive chronic kidney disease compared to Caucasians.
Reason: two variants of the APOL1 gene.
https://www.medizin.uni-muenster.de/molneph/forschung/thomas-weide/projekte/apol1-als-risikofaktor-fuer-nierenerkrankungen.html
During my trip through Ghana, I noticed the often poor water quality. One cause: galamsey—illegal gold mining (record prices).
About two-thirds of water sources are contaminated. 100% by 2030?
#PublicHealth #KidneyDisease #APOL1 #WaterQuality #EnvironmentalHealth #Mining #Galamsey #HealthEquity
Medizinische Fakultät Universität Münster
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In rural South Africa, #CKD is prevalent, dominated by persistent albuminuria, and associated with #APOL1 high-risk genotypes, #hypertension, #diabetes, and #HIV
https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/7-236
Wellcome Open Research Article: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated risk in rural South Africa: a population-based cohort study.
Read the latest article version by June Fabian, Mwawi Gondwe, Nokthula Mayindi, Shingirai Chipungu, Bongekile Khoza, Petra Gaylard, Alisha N Wade, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Laurie A Tomlinson, Michele Ramsay, Stephen Tollman, Cheryl Winkler, Jaya A George, Saraladevi Naicker, at Wellcome Open Research.
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