In their classification system, Tervaert et al. 1 divide diabetic nephropathy into four classes based on the presence of what they consider to be increasingly serious glomerular lesions ().The ...

Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a chronic tubulointerstitial disease described only in some rural parts of southeastern Europe. One of its most peculiar characteristics is a strong association ...

Membranous nephropathy is a kidney disease where the filters or glomeruli inside of the kidneys become thickened and damaged.

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 ...

Table 1. Diabetic Nephropathy Stages: Cutoff Values of Urine Albumin for Diagnosis and Main Clinical Characteristics Stages Albuminuria cutoff values (ref. 14) Clinical characteristics (ref. no.) ...

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune kidney disease driven by immune cells that express a protein called CD38 on their ...

Gastrointestinal symptoms: In about 35% of cases, IgA nephropathy causes digestive symptoms such as diarrhea (loose and watery stools), cramping, and abdominal pain. End-Stage Symptoms ...

Breakthrough status for nephropathy drug lifts Omeros The FDA has given breakthrough therapy designation to OMS721, a new treatment for the rare kidney disease immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy.

Patients with IgA nephropathy and severe proteinuria have a high lifetime risk of kidney failure. New research findings on the efficacy and safety of the selective endothelin type A receptor ...

Diabetes mellitus affects in excess of 285 million people worldwide and this number is predicted to increase to 439 million by 2030. A major complication of diabetes is kidney disease termed diabetic ...

The global diabetic nephropathy market was valued at $1.9 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $3.3 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 6%. PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2025 ...

However, I was lucky to receive a kidney from a living related donor, my own loving sister. Receiving a kidney from a living ...