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At least 18% of adults have kidney disease.
Australian scientists have discovered a new virus, responsible for kidney disease in mice, likely to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of chronic and infantile renal failure. The researchers performed a state-of-the-art DNA sequencing diagnosis in some immunocompromised laboratory mice that had died younger than expected and discovered the presence of previously undetermined parvovirus. The discovery was published Friday in the scientific journal Cell. The Australian Centenary Institute has discovered the new virus in collaboration with researchers at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
The new virus seems to be very kidney-specific
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He said Ben Roediger of Centenary said that it could help solve the major problems faced by kidney transplant recipients, improving the lives of many people.
At least 18% of adults have kidney disease.
"The virus seems to be very kidney-specific, which means we can potentially exploit its surface protein to develop gene therapies for hereditary infantile kidney disease," said Roediger.
18% of adults have kidney disease.
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