A potential new kidney disease biomarker, suPAR, is causing a big stir in the research community. Previous studies have identified the blood protein as a potential cause of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS. Now a multi-institutional study involving scientists from Rush University, Emory University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, NYU Langone Medical Center, … Continue reading Biomarker suPAR Predicts Chronic Kidney Disease
Researchers Discover Cause of FSGS
A team of nephrologists and researchers at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have discovered a factor in the blood that may be responsible for up to two-thirds of the cases of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis or FSGS. They found that an excess of serum soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR) activates a protein in the kidney … Continue reading Researchers Discover Cause of FSGS