NIH study finds genetic clues to major cause of kidney disease worldwide
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 11:20
in Biology & Nature
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...