| AMKD | APOL1 mediated kidney disease |
| ApoAI | Apolipoprotein AI |
| APOL1 | Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) |
| BH3 | Bcl-2 homology domain 3 |
| BUSTED | Branch-site unrestricted statistical test of episodic diversification |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| EHH | Extended haplotype homozygosity |
| ESKD | End-stage kidney disease |
| FSGS | Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| Hp | Haptoglobin |
| Hpr | Haptoglobin-related protein |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| ISG | Interferon-stimulated genes |
| MALD | Mapping by admixture linkage disequilibrium |
| SLAC | Single likelihood ancestor counting |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SRA | Serum-resistance associated protein |
| TLF | Trypanosome lytic factor |
| VSG | Variant surface glycoprotein |