Osteopontin: An important protein in the formation of kidney stones

• Main Authors: Qingxia Jia (Author), Ziye Huang (Author), Guang Wang (Author), Xia Sun (Author), Yuyun Wu (Author), Bowei Yang (Author), Tongxin Yang (Author), Jianhe Liu (Author), Pei Li (Author), Jiongming Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of kidney stones averages 10%, and the recurrence rate of kidney stones is approximately 10% at 1 year, 35% at 5 years, 50% at 10 years, and 75% at 20 years. However, there is currently a lack of good medicines for the prevention and treatment of kidney stones. Osteopontin (OPN) is an...