title: The AJT Report: news and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation. Genetic factor may limitkidney donation.
abstract: Recent studies have shown that African Americans have genetic variants that appear to incrementally increase their risk for ESRD. This month, "The AJT Report" explores the dilemma now facing transplant professionals: Should African American potential live kidney donors be prospectively genotyped and warned about possible associations between genetic background and outcomes? Also this month, "The AJT Report" checks in on the status of some living donor outcomes research.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pondrom
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000235:genetics*; D000075944:Apolipoprotein L1; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000235:genetics*; D019520:Living Donors; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
chemical_list: C108666:APOL1 protein, human; D000075944:Apolipoprotein L1; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL