You Are Just Now Telling Us About This? African American Perspectives of Testing for Genetic Susceptibility to Kidney Disease

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Apr;30(4):526-530. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2018111091. Epub 2019 Mar 11.
No abstract available

Keywords: APOL1 testing; African American; community engagement; ethnicity; racial disparities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Apolipoprotein L1 / genetics*
  • Black or African American / genetics*
  • Black or African American / psychology
  • Cadaver
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genetic Testing
  • Health Education
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / ethnology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / genetics*
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Living Donors
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • APOL1 protein, human
  • Apolipoprotein L1