APOL1 high-risk (2RV) patients exhibited numerically higher SDI, compared with patients with zero or one variant, although this did not reach statistical significance (mean SDI 0RV or 1RV=0.99±1.2 vs 2RV=1.75±2.6, p=0.1).
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Apolipoprotein L1 risk genotypes in Ghanaian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective cohort study.
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Importantly, the APOL1 risk genotype correlated with SDI, renal progression and case fatality independent of SLE disease activity, suggesting that in Ghanaian patients with SLE, these variants may be significant prognostic indicators.