Research
Cause for Racial Disparities in Kidney Failure Explained
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Aug 31, 2011 - 10:44:28 AM

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ATLANTA – Emory University researchers have found that African Americans are more likely to excrete protein in their urine than whites, a condition that may contribute to a much higher incidence of kidney failure in African Americans.

According to the National Kidney Foundation, kidney failure has a disproportionate impact on minority populations, especially African Americans. The incidence of kidney failure in African Americans is nearly four times greater than in whites.

Led by Emory University Professor of Medicine William M. McClellan, Jr., MD, MPH, researchers examined data from 27,911 individuals, finding that African Americans are more likely to excrete larger amounts of protein in their urine than whites. The study, "Albuminuria and Racial Disparities in the Risk for ESRD," (http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/2011/08/25/ASN.2010101085.abstract was published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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