Kidneys are important organs which work silently behind the scenes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to maintain homeostasis within the body. Unfortunately, kidney diseases progress asymptomatically and cause significant health impairments before people become aware. One in eight people in the nation and over 850 million people worldwide is diagnosed with some form of kidney disease. How much do we know about the causes? Will we be able to stop its advance? The molecular mechanism of kidney disease progression will be explained using the latest research results.

★Tokyo College
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