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Kidney disease is growing in Africa: big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

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par Segun Fatumo, Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity, Queen Mary University of London

Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts and fluids, and regulating blood pressure. This happens without any conscious effort on your part.

But when your kidneys begin to fail, the consequences are devastating, including fatigue, fluid buildup and heart complications. Some people eventually need dialysis or a transplant to stay alive.

Kidney disease is one of the fastest-growing…

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