New BC Biotech Chinook Reels in $65M to Tackle Kidney Disease

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    via About 15 percent of adults in the US, or around 37 million people, are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There are very few therapeutic options for them, which means they often progress to kidney failure, which is treatable only with dialysis or transplant.

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