Bone marrow-derived cells are source of key kidney disease biomarker SuPAR

(Rush University Medical Center) A study embargoed until Monday will share research findings showing that a protein that is a reliable biomarker for chronic kidney disease originates in the bone marrow. This discovery of where the suPAR protein is an important step towards earlier detection -and possible prevention -- of a disease suffered by one in 10 adults, kills 48,000 people and costs Medicare $49 billion each year

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