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KANNAPOLIS â Through her participation in COVID-19 research with the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Connelia Houston learned about a new study in Kannapolis for people of African descent.
The Duke APOL1 Study at the N.C. Research Campus needs people like Houston who are 50 or older, have African ancestry and do not have kidney disease, diabetes or HIV. Houston, an attorney in Charlotte who lives in Harrisburg, decided to enroll.
âI was interested in this study due to my African ancestry, and I was so very pleasantly surprised at how easy everything was,â Houston said. âI felt great after I did it.âÂ
Duke CTSI launches kidney disease study in Kannapolis for people with African ancestry The Duke APOL1 Study at the N.C. Research Campus needs people who are 50 and older, have African ancestry and do not have kidney disease, diabetes or HIV. (Source: Duke CTSI) By David Whisenant | April 15, 2021 at 6:26 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 6:37 AM
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) -
From Duke CTSI: Through her participation in COVID-19 research with the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Connelia Houston learned about a new study in Kannapolis for people of African descent.
The Duke APOL1 Study at the N.C. Research Campus needs people like Houston who are 50 or older, have African ancestry and do not have kidney disease, diabetes or HIV. Houston, an attorney in Charlotte who lives in Harrisburg, decided to enroll.