Researchers Identify Two Loci That May Be Linked To AKI In Hospitalized Patients With Kidney Disease

Healio (7/19, Carter) reported, “Researchers have identified two loci that may be associated to AKI in hospitalized patients with kidney disease, noting a potential genetic risk of the condition, data show.” The “two novel loci” that “reached genome-wide significance in the meta-analysis” were rs11642015 and rs4859682. According to Healio, “rs11642015, near the FTO locus on chromosome 16, was associated with obesity traits; and rs4859682, near the SHROOM3 locus on chromosome 4, was linked to glomerular filtration barrier integrity.” The findings were published in Kidney International.