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The NephJC Tweet-Up at Kidney Week

Details of the #NephJC tweetup. 2019 edition

The NephJC Tweet-Up at Kidney Week
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NephJC is a non-profit organization

NephJC needs your help. Time to open your wallet and help keep the lights on at NephJC HQ. Also score some pretty fly NephJC fleece, hats and tote bags. (Yeah, we know that there has never been a “fly” tote bag. Work with us.

NephJC is a non-profit organization
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Get ready for the 2019 NephJC Kidneys

The NephJC Kidneys return for the fourth year. Time for #NephTwitter to nominate their favs.

Get ready for the 2019 NephJC Kidneys
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Can We Stop MUC-1 From Mucking Up the Kidney

Some cases of ADTKD are due to mutations of the MUC-1 gene, one mutation is a frame shift mutation that results in a premature stop codon. which results in accumulation of the abnormally short, and toxic protein MUC-1 fs . The researchers found a small protein, BRD4780, that reroute MUC-1fs to lysosomes, preventing proteinopathy and possibly altering the natural history of the disease.

Can We Stop MUC-1 From Mucking Up the Kidney
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Pathology of Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy

This week is a joint #DermJC and #NephJC. We will discuss two articles - here is the summary of the larger case series, from Vandana Niyyar.

Pathology of Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy

Can We Stop MUC-1 From Mucking Up the Kidney

Can We Stop MUC-1 From Mucking Up the Kidney

Some cases of ADTKD are due to mutations of the MUC-1 gene, one mutation is a frame shift mutation that results in a premature stop codon. which results in accumulation of the abnormally short, and toxic protein MUC-1 fs . The researchers found a small protein, BRD4780, that reroute MUC-1fs to lysosomes, preventing proteinopathy and possibly altering the natural history of the disease.