Sex-specific and pleiotropic effects underlying kidney function identified from GWAS meta-analysis

Graham, SE; Nielsen, JB; Zawistowski, M; Zhou, W; Fritsche, LG; Gabrielsen, ME; Skogholt, AH; Surakka, I; Hornsby, WE; Fermin, D; Larach, DB; Kheterpal, S; Brummett, CM; Lee, S; Kang, HM; Abecasis, GR; Romundstad, S; Hallan, S; Sampson, MG; Hveem, K;

Willer, CJ (reprint author), Univ Michigan, Dept Internal Med Cardiol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.; Willer, CJ (reprint author), Univ Michigan, Dept Computat Med & Bioinformat, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA.; Hveem, K (reprint author), Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol

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Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing health burden currently affecting 10-15% of adults worldwide. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as......

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