APOL1, α-thalassemia, and BCL11A variants as a genetic risk profile for progression of chronic kidney disease in sickle cell anemia

• Santosh L. Saraf,
• Binal N. Shah,
• Xu Zhang,
• Jin Han,
• Bamidele O. Tayo,
• Taimur Abbasi,
• Adam Ostrower,
• Elizabeth Guzman,
• Robert E. Molokie,
• Michel Gowhari,
• Johara Hassan,
• Shivi Jain,
• Richard S. Cooper,
• Roberto F. Machado,
• James P. Lash,
• Victor R. Gordeuk

Affiliations

Santosh L. Saraf

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Binal N. Shah

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Xu Zhang

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Jin Han

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA;Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Bamidele O. Tayo

Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA

Taimur Abbasi

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Adam Ostrower

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Elizabeth Guzman

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Robert E. Molokie

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Michel Gowhari

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Johara Hassan

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Shivi Jain

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Richard S. Cooper

Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA

Roberto F. Machado

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

James P. Lash

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA

Victor R. Gordeuk

Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA