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Complement diagnostics and therapeutics for the pediatric population: early successes and opportunities for further advancement
Key takeaways
This review covers tests and drugs that target the complement system in children. The complement system is part of the immune defense, and when it misfires it can attack the kidney's filters. The article summarizes drugs already approved and what might come next. It is a discussion piece with no new trial results.
Who did this work
Russell S. Whelan (Children's Hospital Colorado) · Bradley P. Dixon (Children's Hospital Colorado)
Source
Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-10
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2026.1891349