nephropathy
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Vertex acquired the drug, which treats the kidney condition known as IgA nephropathy, when it bought Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
They also suggest a possible link to IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune kidney disease.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025
Eoin was first diagnosed with IgA nephropathy when he was in his late teens.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2022
These ailments include myocarditis, neuromyelitis optica, primary membranous nephropathy and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2021
Another experimental drug is in testing to treat a condition affecting diabetics, called diabetic nephropathy, that is a leading cause of kidney failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2019
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