Bone marrow-derived cells are source of key kidney disease biomarker SuPAR
Monday, December 12, 2016 - 13:41
in Health & Medicine
A protein that is a reliable biomarker for chronic kidney disease originates in the bone marrow, new research suggests. This discovery of where the suPAR protein is an important step towards earlier detection -and possible prevention -- of a disease suffered by one in 10 adults, kills 48,000 people and costs Medicare $49 billion each year