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Project Number: | I01CX001491-01A2 |
| Title: | IDENTIFYING KEY PROTEINS IN CALCIUM OXALATE KIDNEY STONE FORMATION USING STONE MATRIX PROTEOMICS |
| Principal Investigator: | Jeffrey A. Wesson |
| Location: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Congressional District Code: | 4 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2018 - June 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $165,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$695,750 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Kidney stones are a common and recurrent disease affecting more than 10% of Americans in their lifetime, but the underlying pathophysiology remains incompletely understood. Since kidney stones occur predominantly during middle age and affect more men than women, US veterans are a high risk group for this disease. Current therapies have limited effectiveness, with only a modest reduction in stone recurrence rates, and there has been no real advancement in preventive therapy for many years. A brea... |