,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,ms4 
,plaskett 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1    
,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?      
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1    
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,ms4      
,adams1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,wilson (       
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ! la/ ,tuesday
 ( ,april ea* ye> z ,,apol#a-,m$iat$    
,kidney ,disease 7,,amkd7 ,aw>5ess ,day4
  ,:]eas kidney disease affects an      
e/imat$ #ce1ejj1jjj ,am]icans1 & m ?an  
#eej1jjj are on dialysis2 ,:]eas ,black 
individuals ) kidney disease are m      
likely to develop kidney failure ?an any
 o!r racial gr\p2 ,:]eas ! heal?        
disp>ities 9 kidney failure are         
unsu/a9able1 ) ,black p mak+ up #ac     
p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates population b    

acc\nt+ = #cj p]c5t ( ^? ) kidney       
failure2 ,:]eas kidney failure places   
enorm\s physical1 emotional1 & f9ancial 
burd5s on individuals & co/s ! ,m$ic>e  
,program ov] #de1jjj1jjj1jjj annually2  
,:]eas !re are g5etic factors t c       
increase an individual's risk = kidney  
disease2 ,:]eas "o su* g5etic factor is 
hav+ v>iants 7mutations7 9 !            
apolipoprote9 ,l#a 7,,apol#a7 g5e2      
,:]eas p are m likely to h ,,apol#a g5e 
v>iants if !y are f ,we/]n or ,c5tral   
,africa or h an ance/or :o came f ^!    
regions2 ,:]eas ^! v>iants c increase   
susceptibility = ,,apol#a-m$iat$ kidney 
disease 7,,amkd71 a rapidly progressive 
=m ( kidney disease t c lead to kidney  
failure2 ,:]eas1 x is e/imat$ t if a    
pati5t has v>iants 9 bo? copies ( !     
,,apol#a g5e1 !re is a #a 9 #e *ance !y 
w g on to develop kidney disease1 & an  
e/imat$ #ac p]c5t ( ,black ,am]icans h  
v>iants 9 bo? copies ( ! ,,apol#a g5e2  
,:]eas a p]son ) ,,amkd may n h any     
symptoms ( kidney disease until _!      

kidneys are close to fail+2 ,:]eas      
g5etic te/+ c reveal an individual's    
risk = ,,amkd1 emp[]+ !m to take ! /eps 
necess>y to protect _! kidney heal? be=e
 x is too late2 ,:]eas individuals :o   
are f\nd to h ,,apol#a g5etic v>iants c 
r$uce _! risk = kidney failure by meet+ 
) _! doctor regul>ly1 eat+ a heal?y     
diet1 tak+ all m$ications z prescrib$1  
ex]cis+ = at lea/ #cj m9utes a day1 & n 
smok+ or us+ tobacco2 ,:]eas additional 
aw>5ess & rese>* ( ,,apol#a g5etic      
mutations are ne$$ to improve und]/&+ ( 
! kidney disease disp>ities 9 ?is       
population2 ,:]eas !re are curr5tly no  
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration-approv$     
treatm5ts available = ,,apol#a-m$iat$   
kidney disease1 b ongo+ rese>* & cl9ical
 trials c\ld provide an opportunity =   
rese>*]s to develop & te/ safe treatm5ts
 = ,,apol#a-m$iat$ kidney disease2 &    
,:]eas ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives c raise
 public aw>5ess ( ,,apol#a-m$iat$ kidney
 disease3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support

 = ! designation ( ,,apol#a-,m$iat$     
,kidney ,disease 7,,amkd7 ,aw>5ess ,day2
  7#b7 enc\rages ea* p]son ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to become bett] in=m$ ab\t & aw>e
 ( kidney disease & ,,apol#a-m$iat$     
kidney disease2 &  7#c7 enc\rages p f or
 ) ance/ry f ,we/]n & ,c5tral ,africa to
 consid] g5etic te/+ = ,,apol#a g5e     
mutations4