Local ancestry-aware genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel genetic loci for sickle cell disease nephropathy
Melanie E. Garrett, Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, Roberto F. Machado…·Mao Fu
This paper performs a local ancestry-aware GWAS on SCD cohorts to identify novel genetic loci associated with eGFR, uncovering regions linked to inflammation, ECM integrity, and other pathways relevant to SCD nephropathy.