U of L researches find key protein to kidney disease

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Three U of L researchers have helped identify a key protein in the middle of membranous nephropathy. 

The breakthrough will help the more than 60,000 Americans who suffer from the condition, where the body’s immune system attacks its own kidneys.

Dr. Jon Klein, Dr. David Powell and Tim Cummins where part of the team led by Dr. David Salant of Boston University.

The Louisville Doctors performed an analysis known as proteomics on the proteins, utilizing U of L’s Core Proteomics Laboratory and Clinical Proteomics Center, one of the few in the nation suitable for such analyses.