UC-San Francisco: Genetic Test Ranks Risk for Black People Hoping to Donate a Kidney
July 01, 2026
July 01, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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Genetic Test Ranks Risk for Black People Hoping to Donate a Kidney
Study finds about 1 in 7 Black American kidney donors have a version of the APOL1 genotype that raises the risk for worse outcomes.
Key takeaways
* Black kidney donors with the high-risk APOL1 genotype are about twice as likely to . . .
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Genetic Test Ranks Risk for Black People Hoping to Donate a Kidney
Study finds about 1 in 7 Black American kidney donors have a version of the APOL1 genotype that raises the risk for worse outcomes.
Key takeaways
* Black kidney donors with the high-risk APOL1 genotype are about twice as likely to . . .