Univ. of Texas, Dallas

Researchers discover link that could aid in treatment of kidney cyst diseases

Published in Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly, April 11th, 2004

Researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have uncovered a link between two cyst-forming diseases that affect the kidneys, a finding that could lead to treatments for both a rare form of diabetes and a common kidney disease.

"We discovered that the formation of kidney cysts in both maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 5 (MODY5) and autosomal recessive polycystic disease is related to the same gene abnormality. It was a surprise to find this link, as it was not suspected that these two diseases were linked together," said Dr. Peter Igarashi, chief of nephrology at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study, which appears...

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Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly (2004-04-11)

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