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We report a genome-wide association study of IgA nephropathy, a main cause of kidney failure. All subjects were of Chinese Han ancestry, of which 1,194 were cases and 902 controls. Genomic DNA samples extracted from whole blood were genotyped on the Illumina 610 Quad platform.

We identified EGF as the top candidates predicting kidney function through an intrarenal transcriptome-driven approach, and demonstrated it is an independent risk predictor of CKD progression and can significantly improve prediction of renal outcome by established clinical parameters in diverse popu...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens 
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