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
(481 Results)
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Proteomic Analysis Identifies Distinct Glomerular Extracellular Matrix In Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
The mechanisms leading to extracellular matrix (ECM) replacement of areas of glomerular capillaries in histologic variants of FSGS are unknown.
Read on PubMed• August 2020
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Viral-Like Inclusions In Covid-19 Negative Renal Biopsies By Electron Microscopy
Since the discovery of the causative agent for the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–like pneumonia syndrome pandemic that started…
Read on Kidney360• August 2020
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Anti-Brush Border Antibody Disease (Anti-LRP2 Nephropathy) Associated With Lupus Nephritis
Anti–brush border antibody disease (ABBAD) is a rare autoimmune disease associated with acute kidney injury and tubulointerstitial damage.
Read on PubMed• July 2020
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Conditional Expression Of HIV-1 Tat In The Mouse Alters The Onset And Progression Of Tonic, Inflammatory And Neuropathic Hypersensitivity In A Sex-Dependent Manner
At least one-third of HIV-1-afflicted individuals experience peripheral neuropathy. Although the underlying mechanisms are not known, they may involve neurotoxic…
Read on PubMed• July 2020
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Combination Checkpoint Blockade For Metastatic Cutaneous Malignancies In Kidney Transplant Recipients
Immune checkpoint blockade has emerged as a highly effective treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Read on PubMed• June 2020
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COVID-19-Associated Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Report of 2 Cases
Collapsing glomerulopathy is an aggressive form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with diverse causes.
Read on PubMed• June 2020
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Renal Manifestations Of Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is one of the most common primary immunodeficiency syndromes, affecting one in 25,000–50,000 people.
Read on Kidney360• June 2020
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A Diagnostician’s Field Guide To Crystalline Nephropathies
The kidney’s role in filtration of blood and production of urine occurs via a combination of size and charge filtration…
Read on PubMed• May 2020
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A Practical Approach To The Pathology Of Renal Intratubular Casts
The identification and proper characterization of pathologic renal intratubular casts can be an arduous task, especially since they often admixed…
Read on PubMed• May 2020
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Iga Staining Patterns Differentiate Between Iga Nephropathy And Iga-Dominant Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis
Differential diagnosis of primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and IgA-dominant infection-related glomerulonephritis, particularly Staphylococcus infection−associated glomerulonephritis (SAGN), on a kidney biopsy…
Read on PubMed• April 2020
