Scientists discover gene for devastating kidney disease
London, Dec 23 (ANI): An important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children has been identified, say researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Published online December 20 by Nature Genetics, the findings may provide clues to developing treatments for the disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which currently forces children and young adults onto dialysis and often requires a kidney transplant.
FSGS attacks the kidney’s filtering system, causing proteins to be lost into the urine and reducing the kidney’s ability to filter wastes from the blood The research team, led by Elizabeth Brown, MD of Children’s Division of Nephrology, working in the laboratory of Martin Pollak, MD of the Renal Division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, identified the gene by performing a genetic linkage analysis in two large families with FSGS. (ANI)
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It really a good that the scientists have discovered the genetic cause of kidney disease in many people. Perhaps this will be cured by gene therapy.
We acquire many diseases and allergies just because of being a part of the genes which transfered to us by our parents or forefathers.
This mutation in genes give cause to many complicated diseases and problems which cannot be easy diagnosed but now it will be possible through this genes therapy.