Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) high-risk genotypes (G1/G1, G1/G2 or G2/G2) are associated with an increased risk of kidney disease among people of recent sub-Saharan Africa ancestry. However, there are few large-scale population-based studies which have quantified genotype frequency in East Africa.
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