Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans - The New York Times

New treatments aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts worry that focus will neglect other factors.

I was all for it, Malcolm said. So was Martin. When they were tested, the brothers learned they had the variants and that the variants, not lupus, most likely were damaging their kidneys. They hardl… [+1713 chars]

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