Lupus nephritis and beyond: Kidney-intrinsic genetic risk for antibody deposition.

Chernova, Irene; Craft, Joe · Cell Rep Med · 2021

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Abstract

Antibody deposition is a defining pathological feature of multiple kidney diseases including lupus nephritis. In this issue of <i>Cell Reports Medicine</i>, Jiang and colleagues<sup>1</sup> identify a novel genetic risk factor, <i>VANGL1</i>, which predisposes individuals toward antibody deposition via a kidney-intrinsic mechanism.

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