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.

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Identification Of An Orally Bioavailable, Brain-Penetrant Compound With Selectivity For The Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor
Modulation of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is of great interest for its therapeutic relevance in several pathophysiological processes. The CB2…
Read on PubMed• January 2022
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Abi1-Based Expression Signature Predicts Breast Cancer Metastasis And Survival
Despite the current standard of care, breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality in women worldwide, thus…
Read on PubMed• December 2021
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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 JASNUse Of A Smartphone Camera At The Bedside To Assess Adequacy Of Kidney Biopsies •
• December 2021
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Theoretical Impact Of The AT(N) Framework On Dementia Using A Community Autopsy Sample
The AT(N) research framework categorizes eight biomarker profiles using amyloid (A), tauopathy (T), and neurodegeneration (N), regardless of dementia status.
Read on PubMed• December 2021
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Development And External Validation Of A Diagnostic Model For Biopsy-Proven Acute Interstitial Nephritis Using Electronic Health Record Data
Patients with acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) can present without typical clinical features, leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment.…
Read on PubMed• December 2021
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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• December 2021
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How Times Have Changed! A Cornucopia Of Antigens For Membranous Nephropathy
The identification of the major target antigen phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) in the majority of primary (idiopathic) cases of membranous…
Read on PubMed• November 2021
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Arcane Apoptosis In Appendicitis: Clue To Covid-19 In Children Or Coincidence?
We had observed increased apoptosis in two appendixes in children who developed acute appendicitis after COVID-19 infection. We wondered if…
Read on BMJ• November 2021
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The Characteristics Of Patients With Kidney Light Chain Deposition Disease Concurrent With Light Chain Amyloidosis
The type of monoclonal light chain nephropathy is thought to be largely a function of the structural and physiochemical properties…
Read on PubMed• November 2021
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Allopregnanolone And Neurohiv: Potential Benefits Of Neuroendocrine Modulation In The Era Of Antiretroviral Therapy
Forty years into the HIV pandemic, approximately 50% of infected individuals still suffer from a constellation of neurological disorders collectively…
Read on PubMed• October 2021
