New urine test detects common cause of kidney transplant failure
Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 09:49
in Health & Medicine
A new and simple urine test can detect polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The advance could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition...
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