Study finds genetic clues to major cause of kidney disease worldwide
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 06:40
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have found five regions in the human genome that increase susceptibility to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, a major cause of kidney failure worldwide systematically identifying those that point to a tendency for IgA nephropathy, or a protection against it.