Featured Publications
Increasing Incidence of Inadequate Kidney Biopsy Samples Over Time: A 16-Year… Increasing Incidence of Inadequate Kidney Biopsy…
Recently, there has been a perceived change in the number of inadequate samples. The aim of this study was to determine…
Recently, there has been a perceived change in the number of inadequate samples. The aim of this study was to determine the native renal biopsy miss rate from 2005 to 2020 at Arkana Laboratories, a nationwide kidney biopsy service.
A diagnostician’s field guide to crystalline nephropathies A diagnostician’s field guide to crystalline…
The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration…
The kidney's role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration at the glomerular basement membrane and resorption and excretion of molecules through a complex tubular system embedded within an…
Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to Assess Adequacy of Kidney Biopsies Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to…
Kidney biopsies are the gold standard for diagnosis in evaluating native and transplanted kidney disorders. Obtaining…
Kidney biopsies are the gold standard for diagnosis in evaluating native and transplanted kidney disorders. Obtaining adequate tissue samples is vital.
Acute renal failure in a patient with PR3-ANCA and monoclonal immunoglobulin… Acute renal failure in a patient with PR3-ANCA and…
Acute renal failure developing over a short period of time with evidence of glomerular disease by urine sediment…
Acute renal failure developing over a short period of time with evidence of glomerular disease by urine sediment microscopy characterizes the clinical syndrome of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN), of which the most common causes are…
About Our Research
We’ve doubled down on our commitment to research and teaching.
Arkana is a learning, teaching, and innovating practice with one unifying passion – to actively work toward the day that our research yields breakthroughs that make our services unnecessary. Eradicating rare and common diseases is the end game of all of our efforts because patient health is foremost in our minds every day. Read about some of our latest publications below.
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Cubilin and amnionless protein are novel target antigens in anti–brush border antibody disease
The kidney proximal tubule reabsorbs large amounts of low-molecular-weight proteins, albumin, electrolytes, and solutes from the glomerular filtrate to the…
Read on Kidney International• March 2022
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Increasing Incidence of Inadequate Kidney Biopsy Samples Over Time: A 16-Year Retrospective Analysis From a Large National Renal Biopsy Laboratory
Recently, there has been a perceived change in the number of inadequate samples. The aim of this study was to…
Read on KI Reports• February 2022
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Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to Assess Adequacy of Kidney Biopsies
Kidney biopsies are the gold standard for diagnosis in evaluating native and transplanted kidney disorders. Obtaining adequate tissue samples is…
Read on JASN• December 2021
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Sequential genetic testing of living related donors for inherited renal disease to promote informed choice and enhance safety of living donation
Living kidney donors (LKDs) with a family history of renal disease are at risk of kidney disease as compared to…
Read on PubMed• October 2021
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Acute Kidney Injury in Severe COVID-19 Has Similarities to Sepsis-Associated Kidney Injury: A Multi-Omics Study
Objective:To compare coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute kidney injury (AKI) to sepsis-AKI (S-AKI). The morphology and transcriptomic and proteomic characteristics…
Read on PubMed• October 2021
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Urine interleukin-9 and tumor necrosis factor-α for prognosis of human acute interstitial nephritis
We previously demonstrated that urine interleukin (IL)-9 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- can distinguish acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) from other…
Read on PubMed• September 2021
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Gene Expression Profiling in Kidney Transplants with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Adverse Events
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are increasingly used to treat various malignancies, but their application in patients with kidney transplants is complicated…
Read on PubMed• September 2021
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Membranous Nephropathy With Extensive Tubular Basement Membrane Deposits Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant: A Report of 5 Cases
Tubular basement membrane (TBM) deposits are very uncommon in non-lupus membranous nephropathy.
Read on PubMed• September 2021
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The clinical significance of receiving a kidney allograft from deceased donor with chronic histologic changes
In this report, we explored the reasons behind this guarded outcome with a special focus on the role of alloimmunity.
Read on PubMed• September 2021
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Glomerular Disease in Temporal Association to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination – A Series of 29 Cases
Immune responses to vaccination are a known trigger for a new onset of glomerular disease or disease flare in susceptible…
Read on PubMed• August 2021
