Studies Validate EKF Diagnostics’ Early Stage Test for Progressive Diabetic Kidney Disease
Since signing an exclusive license agreement for this novel kidney biomarker technology with the prestigious Joslin Diabetes Center (Boston, USA) in 2012, EKF Diagnostics has worked in partnership with Joslin and other key diabetic research centers to further validate clinical utility and develop its sTNFR1 test kit. Both sTNFR1/2 biomarkers have consistently been shown to predict risk of advanced DKD and associated renal decline with greater accuracy than other available clinical tests.
Resulting from this joint work, several studies have now been published. These independently corroborate the original research by Joslin which reported the strong association of elevated sTNFR1/2 levels with the subsequent development of advanced DKD in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetic patients1, 2. This newly published data from eminent European research centers in France (SURDIAGNE Study Group)3 and Finland (FinnDiane Study Group)4 add to the expanding data set underpinning the value of sTNFR1/2 biomarkers; leading to improved diabetic patient management and outcomes through early intervention. Independently, work published from Sweden (PIVUS and ULSAM Study Groups)5 confirm and extend the findings to a community-based setting and to non-diabetic patients.
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Diagnostics is at the heart of modern medicine and forms a crucial interface between research and patient care in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. It not only enables early detection and monitoring of disease, but also plays a central role in individualized medicine by enabling targeted therapies based on an individual's genetic and molecular signature.
Topic world Diagnostics
Diagnostics is at the heart of modern medicine and forms a crucial interface between research and patient care in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. It not only enables early detection and monitoring of disease, but also plays a central role in individualized medicine by enabling targeted therapies based on an individual's genetic and molecular signature.