To our knowledge, this is the first replication of polymorphisms in CXCL8 [27], NFKB1A [32], AGT [24], EPO [14], SUFU [9], HIF1A [15], PNMT [17], MPO [16], and SFTPD [34] in association to AKI phenotype. Here, HIF1A is linked to acute kidney injury.