Suthanthiran Team Achieves Yet Another Landmark Advancement for Kidney Transplantation
Suthanthiran Laboratory
On the heels of a series of advancements by the Suthanthiran Lab, the team has published a landmark paper in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) showing that a urine biomarker test which they have devised in the lab, can not only diagnose, but predict, rejection of transplanted kidneys. This groundbreaking development may allow physicians to predict "weeks in advance," says Dr. Suthanthiran (Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension) whether a patient's body will reject the transplanted kidney, and thus allow for earlier and more effective treatment. As part of the team's long-term goals, this news may also allow physicians to better "fine-tune" the amount of immuno-suppressive drugs that patients must take after organ transplantation.
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