Chronic Kidney Disease, Genetics & Health Disparities

Chronic Kidney Disease, Genetics & Health Disparities

CDC Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative,  [PDF 486.39 KB] Protecting Kidney Health
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends to consider family history of chronic kidney disease with other risk factors in determining whether to screen adults for chronic kidney disease
Does genetic variation explain higher risk of end stage renal disease in African Americans?
Parsa A, et al. New England Journal of Medicine, Nov 2013
APOL1 risk variants, race, and progression of chronic kidney disease
Parsa A, et al. New England J of Med Nov 9

Health disparities in kidney disease — emerging data from the human genome
Williams W, et al. New England J of Med Nov 9

NIH: Gene hastens kidney disease progression in African-Americans, NIH News, Nov 9

Health disparities in kidney disease — emerging data from the human genome
Williams W, et al. New England J of Med Nov 9

What is polycystic kidney disease? A genetic disorder affecting more than half a million people in the US and is a significant cause of chronic kidney disease. From the NIH Genetics Home Reference
Find out more about genetic disorders associated with polycystic kidney disease and available genetic tests from the NIH Genetic Testing Registry