Using Calciphylaxis, a Rare & Severe Condition in Patients on Dialysis, as a Model Disease for Vascular Calcification in Kidney Disease
Time: 4:30 pm
day: Day Two
Details:
- Investigating calciphylaxis, a rare disorder driven by severe vascular calcification resulting in wounds, infections, and often mortality, among dialysis patients
- Evaluating calciphylaxis as a model condition to evaluate novel treatment approaches
- Understanding the mechanism and development of SNF472, a vascular calcification inhibitor in development for calciphylaxis