Virtual tissue technology reveals new drug target in polycystic kidney disease
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 13:41
in Health & Medicine
Using virtual tissue technology, researchers have identified a potential new drug target in the fight against polycystic kidney disease, an illness with no effective FDA-approved treatment that affects 200,000 people per year in the United States. The study reveals that errors in how cells stick together give rise to two forms of kidney cysts.