Second protein associated with common cause of kidney failure identified.

An international team of researchers led by the University of Louisville has identified a protein that turns a person’s immune system against itself in a form of kidney disease called membranous nephropathy (MN). The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is the second protein associated with MN and the development of an autoimmune response. Through the identification of this second … Continue reading Second protein associated with common cause of kidney failure identified.