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Alissa Kocer, MFANovember 1, 20243 min read

One and Two APOL1 Risk Variants Can Predispose to FSGS and Other CKDs in West Africans

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and other chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) are ...
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Dr. Howard TrachtmanOctober 15, 20243 min read

PARASOL Project Advances Understanding of Proteinuria in FSGS

BETHESDA, Md. October 14, 2024 – A multi-stakeholder group of rare kidney disease experts ...
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Dr. Howard TrachtmanAugust 22, 2024< 1 min read

PARASOL Interim Meeting Report

After a successful meeting in December 2023 to launch the PARASOL initiative, the group ...
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Laurel DamashekAugust 2, 2024< 1 min read

NEJM "Science behind the Study" Editorial: Kidney Disease and Antinephrin Antibodies

Don't miss the new "Science behind the Study" editorial by Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD ...
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Laurel DamashekMay 25, 20245 min read

Anti-nephrin autoantibodies in minimal change disease and idiopathic NS

New research demonstrates role of anti-nephrin autoantibodies as causative factor and ...
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Laurel DamashekApril 27, 2024< 1 min read

FSGS and NS Research Funding Opportunities Through PRMRP

The US Department of Defense includes FSGS and nephrotic syndrome as two of the priority ...
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Laurel DamashekApril 22, 20242 min read

ISGD President Tobias B. Huber Awarded Prestigious ERC Advanced Grant to Study FSGS

Professor Dr. Tobias B. Huber, the inaugural President of the International Society of ...
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Laurel DamashekDecember 22, 20233 min read

New Era Act Introduced in Congress

We are thrilled to share that the New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act ...
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Laurel DamashekDecember 20, 20232 min read

Announcing the PARASOL Project: PROTEINURIA AND GFR AS CLINICAL TRIAL ENDPOINTS IN FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS

ISGD is collaborating in a multidisciplinary effort to tackle the urgent problem of ...
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Dr. Kenar JhaveriAugust 25, 20232 min read

EXPLORING THE NICHE: GLOMERULAR DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN NEPHROLOGY

Navigating the complexities of glomerular diseases (GD) in nephrology is no small feat. ...
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