Molecular mechanism for fatal nephritis elucidated (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

Molecular mechanism for fatal nephritis elucidated

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Prof. Hiroki Kato's team has discovered how small RNA molecules activate the mutated viral sensor RIG-I and lead to fatal nephritis.

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University Hospital Bonn (UKB)

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