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The NephJC Kidneys return for the fourth year. Time for #NephTwitter to nominate their favs.
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.
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.
The full filtrate met last week to chat up CREDENCE. Hear the podcast on the web, or subscribe with the following feed link:
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Now with more realistic cover art
This visual abstract is by NSMC Intern, Mario Funes
Here is the visual abstract from The George Institue
