An international research collaboration led by Queen Mary University of London and University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa has published the most comprehensive genomic investigation of kidney function ever conducted in African populations. The study sheds new light on the genetics of chronic kidney disease (CKD) across diverse African populations and will support future work aimed at improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease among these populations and worldwide.
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