2023
Nonpodocyte Roles of APOL1 Variants: An Evolving Paradigm
Pell J, Nagata S, Menon M. Nonpodocyte Roles of APOL1 Variants: An Evolving Paradigm. Kidney360 2023, 4: e1325-e1331. PMID: 37461136, PMCID: PMC10550003, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApolipoprotein L1Endothelial CellsGenotypeGlomerulosclerosis, Focal SegmentalHumansRisk FactorsConceptsApolipoprotein L1Progressive renal failureAPOL1 risk variantsImmune response genesParadigm of diseasesMechanisms of diseaseRenal failureKidney diseaseBody of evidenceImmune cellsClinical dataRecent African ancestryRisk genotypesAPOL1 variantsDiseaseEndothelial cellsPutative signaling pathwaysGenetic factorsSeminal dataPhenotype progressionCausal rolePodocytesRisk variantsSignaling pathwaysEvolving Paradigm
2021
Recipient APOL1 risk alleles associate with death-censored renal allograft survival and rejection episodes
Zhang Z, Sun Z, Fu J, Lin Q, Banu K, Chauhan K, Planoutene M, Wei C, Salem F, Yi Z, Liu R, Cravedi P, Cheng H, Hao K, O’Connell P, Ishibe S, Zhang W, Coca SG, Gibson IW, Colvin RB, He J, Heeger PS, Murphy B, Menon MC. Recipient APOL1 risk alleles associate with death-censored renal allograft survival and rejection episodes. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 34499625, PMCID: PMC8592534, DOI: 10.1172/jci146643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath-censored allograft lossAPOL1 risk allelesRisk allelesTransplant outcomesDeath-censored renal allograft survivalRenal allograft survivalChronic allograft rejectionKidney transplant waitlistKidney transplant cohortRisk allele carriersAllograft lossAllograft survivalGraft lossRejection episodesTransplant cohortAllograft rejectionDonor kidneysNative kidneysNK cellsImmunomodulatory roleTransplant waitlistAPOL1 genotypeClinical trialsHealthy controlsHispanic recipients
2017
APOL1 G2 risk allele—clarifying nomenclature
Zhang Z, Hao K, Ross MJ, Murphy B, Menon MC. APOL1 G2 risk allele—clarifying nomenclature. Kidney International 2017, 92: 518-519. PMID: 28709608, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research