Protein offers new clue to cause and treatment for kidney disease

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have pinpointed a protein that compromises the kidney's filtering ability, causing nephrotic syndrome, and demonstrated that a naturally occurring precursor of an acid in the body offers potential for treating some forms of the condition...

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