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Nephrology Research

UAMS/Arkana Collaboration Identifies Novel Antibody Targets in Membranous Nephropathy

A collaboration between UAMS Nephrology and nephropathologists at Arkana Laboratories has greatly expanded our understanding of the causes of membranous nephropathy.  Membranous nephropathy occurs when antibodies against podocyte proteins or circulating antigens are deposited along the glomerular basement membrane and lead to increased glomerular permeability to albumin and other proteins.  Until recently, only a few of the […]

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Nephrology Investigator Discovers Autoantibodies as Possible Cause of Long COVID-19

The global search for answers to long COVID-19 yielded a possible cause in 2021 by a research team in the UAMS Division of Nephrology. Their discovery of rogue antibodies that appear to be key players in long COVID-19 was published in The Public Library of Science ONE (PLOS ONE), drawing national attention and hope for those with the syndrome. […]

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