Early diagnosis and intervention create a return on investment model where up-front costs for screening, diagnosis, and early treatment yield substantial downstream cost savings while simultaneously ...

After the diagnosis of micro- or macroalbuminuria is confirmed, patients should undergo a complete evaluation, including a work-up for other etiologies and an assessment of renal function and the ...

Panelists discuss how immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy develops through a complex 4-hit cascade involving aberrant IgA1 glycosylation, anti-glycan antibody formation, immune complex deposition, and ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD IgA nephropathy can shorten life expectancy by 10 years on average. Life expectancy can depend on several factors, including kidney function at diagnosis, ...

Andrew S. Bomback, MD, MPH, recalls a patient from over a decade ago, who traveled to New York for a second opinion on his IgA nephropathy diagnosis. The patient had researched his condition and ...

Explore practical implications of new research in nephrotic syndrome, from renal biopsy and genetic testing to managing ...

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is prevalent worldwide, but clinicians often struggle to identify the precise aetiology. Renal involvement in CLD is also puzzling, with varied pathologies and risk factors ...

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), also called Berger's disease, is an autoimmune disease that damages your kidneys. This condition happens when antibodies (specifically IgA) build up and form ...

The Lerman Renovascular Research Lab at Mayo Clinic studies causes and treatments related to nephropathy from atherosclerotic ...

Complete, but not partial, remission was associated with a lower likelihood of doubling of serum creatinine in patients with pure membranous lupus nephritis.