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METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DISEASE

The invention relates to a method for diagnosing a kidney disease state. The method comprises the steps of administering to a patient a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula V-L-D where the group V comprises a vitamin receptor binding ligand that binds to kidney proximal tubule cells and the group D comprises a diagnostic marker, and diagnosing the kidney disease state. The invention also relates to a method for treating a kidney disease state. The method comprises the steps of administering to a patient suffering from the disease state an effective amount of a composition comprising a conjugate or complex of the general formula V-L-D where the group V comprises a vitamin receptor binding ligand that binds to kidney proximal tubule cells and the group D comprises an antigen, a cytotoxin, or a cell growth inhibitor, and eliminating the disease state.