After being diagnosed with kidney failure at 31, Sharron Rouse navigated years of uncertainty, dialysis, and ultimately a life-saving transplant before discovering her condition was caused by APOL1-mediated kidney disease, a genetic risk linked to African ancestry. Her journey from confusion and guilt to clarity and advocacy underscores the importance of genetic testing, personalized care, and awareness—especially for communities at higher risk.
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Baltimore’s abstract painter Charles Mason III needs a kidney
Charles Mason III, an African-American awaiting a kidney transplant, is advocating for a switch to race-free equations in calculating kidney function, as the eGFR test used to assess kidney function overestimates the kidney function of Black patients, delaying their placement on the donor list.