Abstract

Carlos Eduardo Duran*, Mayra Estacio, Esteban Echeverri, Daniela Espinosa, Johanna Schweineberg, Juan Guillermo Posada and Liliana Mesa

APOL1 is an autosomal recessive gene variant observed in the African American (AA) population and has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease includes related forms of Focal Segmental Glomerulo-Sclerosis (FSGS), human immunodeficiency virus–associated nephropathy, severe lupus nephritis, sickle cell nephropathy, and focal global glomerulosclerosis with renal interstitial and vascular changes.