This Rare Disease Day, observed on Feb. 28 worldwide, the American Kidney Fund is committed to improving the understanding of ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system-a group of proteins that ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disorder—in many cases, the exact ...

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Complement 3 glomerulopathy is a rare disease caused by a buildup of proteins in the kidneys. The prognosis and life expectancy for C3G depends on the disease ...

Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and eliminate harmful threats. One of its most powerful defense mechanisms is the complement system—a group of proteins that ...

Dianthus achieved its NASDAQ listing last year via a merger with Magenta Therapeutics. The company is focused on development of a single drug candidate, DNTH-103, which targets the complement system, ...

A single treatment with a CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing therapy is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a condition characterized by severe, painful ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a key protein in the human immune system that drives inflammatory and autoimmune conditions when it turns against the body. The protein, Granzyme K, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Kim’s hypothesis arises partially from studies that showed that C3, when introduced to synthetic neutrophils, ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery. Our immune system is armed with an array of defenses designed to detect and ...