Open AccessRare Renal Diseases Can Be Used as Tools to Investigate Common Kidney Disorders
Author(s) -
Mariadelina Simeoni,
Sara Damiano,
Giovanna Capolongo,
Francesco Trepiccione,
Miriam Zacchia,
Giorgio Fuiano,
Giovambattista Capasso
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kidney diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-9381
pISSN - 2296-9357
DOI - 10.1159/000475841
Subject(s) - kidney disorder , nephrology , medicine , pathogenesis , kidney disease , disease , bioinformatics , nephrotic syndrome , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis , kidney , renal function , intensive care medicine , pathology , glomerulonephritis , biology
The prevention and slowing of chronic kidney disease still represent major challenges in nephrology. To this end, a major contribution may come from the extensive knowledge on the molecular pathways involved in the pathogenesis of rare kidney diseases, since it is now possible to shed light on several aspects of these pathologies thanks to the introduction of new technologies, including next-generation sequencing.