SC H4288

Declares Tuesday, April 29, 2025, as "APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day" in South Carolina

Encourages South Carolina residents to become better informed about kidney disease and APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD), a rapidly progressive form that can lead to kidney failure

Encourages people from or with ancestry from Western and Central Africa to consider genetic testing for APOL1 gene mutations, which increase susceptibility to kidney disease

Notes that an estimated 13% of African Americans have variants in both copies of the APOL1 gene, giving them a one-in-five chance of developing kidney disease

Highlights that Black people make up 13% of the U.S. population but account for 35% of those with kidney failure, and that kidney failure costs Medicare over $50 billion annually