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Do you Hate FSGS? Join us in Boston!

On Monday, April 30, The NephCure Foundation sponsored the “I Hate FSGS” educational session at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, from 2-4 p.m.

“I Hate FSGS” was part of the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology’s (ASPN) annual symposium that runs from April 28-May 1.

“I Hate FSGS” was designed to provide doctors and researchers with a better understanding of the rare kidney disease FSGS. Topics included a genetic understanding, risk factors and treatments for post transplant and preemptive Plasmapheresis.

NephCure encouraged patients and families to attend in a show of support and empowerment.

Speakers included Dr. Martin Pollak (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School), Dr. Michelle