In 2017, progress was made in several aspects of immune-mediated kidney disease. Mechanistic studies provided new insights into the underlying signals that confer risk to, or protection from, immune pathways, whereas new approaches to the treatment of immunological kidney disease will hopefully translate into a move away from the use of toxic corticosteroids.
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Holdsworth, S., Kitching, A. Progress in mechanisms and therapy for immunological kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 14, 76–78 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2017.171
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