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The MYH9 gene underlying FSGS is strongly associated with hypertension-associated kidney disease in African Americans | Listen
The latest podcast from Kidney International focuses on MYH9 and its role in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and related disorders. MYH9 is strongly associated with the disease historically labeled "hypertension-associated" ESRD. Recent genetic studies suggest that the spectrum of FSGS- and global glomerulosclerosis-related kidney diseases are likely present in African Americans reportedly with hypertensive ESRD". The podcast features Dr. Barry Freedman from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
To learn more about genetic predisposition to kidney disease among African Americans, please refer to the following Kidney International article:
Polymorphisms in the non-muscle myosin heavy chain 9 gene (MYH9) are strongly associated with end-stage renal disease historically attributed to hypertension in African Americans FREE
Barry I Freedman, Pamela J Hicks, Meredith A Bostrom, Mary E Cunningham, Yongmei Liu, Jasmin Divers, Jeffrey B Kopp, Cheryl A Winkler, George W Nelson, Carl D Langefeld and Donald W Bowden
Kidney International 75, 736-745 | doi:10.1038/ki.2008.701
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