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Receptor protein appears to be key in breakdown of kidney filtration

12-19-2007 · EurekAlert!

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have identified a new molecular pathway that appears to be involved in urinary protein loss, an early-stage kidney disease thet affects 100 million people around the world, and is caused by a breakdown in the kidney's filtering structures.

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