National Institutes of Health, the NephCure Foundation and University of Michigan support study of nephrotic syndrome
University of Michigan Health System researchers will lead a $10.25 million effort to study rare kidney diseases that lead to kidney failure and the need for dialysis. The five-year project supports research of nephrotic syndrome, which describes a group of diseases that, though rare, generates an enormous individual and societal burden. The syndrome, which affects kidney filter cells, contributes to nearly 12 percent of cases of kidney failure, and an annual cost of more than $3 billion.
