PHILADELPHIA — There are 32 proteins that could be of interest to help predict focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurrence in patients with kidney disease, according to presented data. While there was not a single circulatory explanatory factor, the identified proteins require validation in more extensive patient cohorts, Frank Hullekes, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard
PHILADELPHIA — Expansion of Medicaid via the Affordable Care Act may be tied to less likelihood of transplant waitlist removal due to illness or death, a speaker here said. The insurance program could also increase pediatric kidney waitlist additions.
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PHILADELPHIA — Organizers of the American Transplant Congress announced award winners in transplantation research and achievements, including the Pioneer Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.The awards were presented here on behalf of the American Society of Transplantation (AST), American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Journal of Transplantation.