Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy and affects ~40% of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. It increases the risk of death ...
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and contributes to kidney failure. Growing evidence exists that the overactivation of the lectin pathway contributes to the pathogenesis ...
Sometimes, doctors prescribe tonsillectomy to treat immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy. More research is needed on the potential benefits and risks, including in non-Asian populations ...
Patients with IgA nephropathy and severe proteinuria have a high lifetime risk of kidney failure. The efficacy and safety of the selective endothelin type A receptor antagonist atrasentan in ...