The sickle cell trait and end stage renal disease in Salvador, Brazil.
Dona J AlladagbinPaula N FernandesMaria B TavaresJean T BritoGeraldo G S OliveiraLuciano K SilvaNadia A KhouriMarilia B OliveiraTatiana AmorimCácia M MatosGuilherme Sousa RibeiroAntônio A LopesMarilda S GonçalvesWashington Luís Conrado Dos SantosPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The frequency of the sickle cell trait is higher in patients with ESRD on hemodialysis compared to the general population. APOL1 haplotypes do not seem to be the determinant of ESRD in these patients.