Research on Rare Diseases in Germany - Using small fish and super-resolution microscopy to track down a rare disease.

Journal: Journal of health monitoring
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a rare disease, or damage to the filtering units of the kidney, the glomeruli, about of which there is only limited knowledge and few treatment options. The STOP-FSGS consortium has set itself the goal to expand our knowledge of this disease and develop new treatment options.

Authors

  • Nicole Endlich
    Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Greifswald University Medicine.

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