Featured Publications
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.
All Publications
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Clinical and Histologic Predictors of Non-Diabetic Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Researchers looked at nearly 50,000 kidney biopsy records from diabetic patients collected between 2001 and 2024. They wanted to understand…
Read on PubMed• April 2026
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Framework for Apolipoprotein 1-Mediated Kidney Disease Classification
Our team at Arkana recently published updated guidance on how to report APOL1 genetic test results for kidney disease risk.…
Read Publication• March 2026
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Serine Protease HTRA1 is a Common Autoantigen in Membranous Nephropathy in Patients of 80 Years and Older
This study found that HTRA1 is a common cause of membranous nephropathy in patients over 80 years old. Membranous nephropathy…
Read on PubMed• March 2026
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Proteomic Profiling of Complement Components in Glomerular Disease
This paper investigates kidney diseases caused by a part of the immune system called the “complement system” — a group…
Read on PubMed• February 2026
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The Growing Challenge of Inadequate Kidney Biopsies: Quantifying the Problem and Impact to Nephropathology Practice
A kidney biopsy is critical for the diagnosis and management of medical renal disease, yet biopsy adequacy has become a…
Download PDF• October 2025
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Spectrum of Kidney Pathology in Patients With Syphilis
This study is the largest cohort published of patients with kidney diseases associated with syphilis. It found that syphilis can…
Read on PubMed• July 2025
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Detection and Characterization of NELL1 Autoantibodies in NELL1 Positive Membranous Nephropathy
The study describes new lab tests that can be used to monitor people with a kidney disease called NELL1-associated membranous…
Read on PubMed• June 2025
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Kidney Biopsy Findings in People With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
This study looked at kidney problems in people who have a type of fatty liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction–associated…
Read on PubMed• June 2025
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The Utility of Myeloperoxidase Immunostaining to Characterize Immune Deposits in Patients With Crescentic Glomerulonephritis
This study looked at MPO staining in a kidney disease called crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN), which is usually linked to a…
Read on Kidney International• March 2025
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Clinicopathologic Features of Kidney Disease in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Extrapulmonary complications of cystic fibrosis (CF) occur in nearly all adults living with the disease and renal manifestations are no…
Read on NCBI• July 2024