Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (also known as IgA nephropathy or Berger's disease) is a condition that causes IgA antibodies to accumulate in the kidneys—leading to damage that affects their blood ...

Immunoglobin A nephropathy (also known as IgAN or Berger's disease) is a rare kidney disease that occurs when your immune ...

IgA nephropathy is progressive. That means it gets worse the longer you have it. It's not curable, but treatments can slow kidney damage and keep these organs working longer. It's important to ...

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a condition that causes a certain type of protein to build up in your kidneys. It progresses differently in everyone. Your kidneys might still work well years ...

IgA nephropathy, also known as Berger’s disease, is a progressive, autoimmune, chronic kidney disease that predominantly affects adults between the ages of 20 and 40. It is characterized by the ...

May 11—(StatePoint) IgA nephropathy is a progressive, autoimmune, chronic disease that predominantly affects adults between the ages of 20 and 40, with an annual global incidence of 2.5 cases ...

Sometimes, doctors prescribe tonsillectomy to treat immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy. More research is needed on the potential benefits and risks, including in non-Asian populations ...

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is characterized by the deposition of IgA1-containing immune complexes in the glomerular mesangium. The pathogenesis follows a 4-hit cascade: ...

We don't know what causes a patient to develop IgA nephropathy and others not. We know that some forms of IgA nephropathy are familial, suggesting a genetic predisposition that is inherited.

But maybe to start with one that was the SPARTAN trial, which I thought was interesting in terms of sparsentan as the first-line treatment for IgA nephropathy. So can you speak to that and how are ...

Andrew S. Bomback, MD, MPH, recalls a patient from over a decade ago, who traveled to New York for a second opinion on his IgA nephropathy diagnosis. The patient had researched his condition and ...

Sibeprenlimab is an investigational, anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody (A PRoliferation-Inducing Ligand) that blocks a key initiating step in the immune pathogenic cascade of IgA nephropathy by ...