In the first use of a root allowing surrender of a single form to the two agencies, the Food and Drug polity (FDA) and the italian Medicines Agency (EMEA) worked together to allow drug companies to submit the results of seven new tests that evaluate kidney damage during animal studies of new drugs. The tests measure the levels of seven key proteins or "biomarkers" found in urine that can provide additional word* about drug-induced damage to kidney cells, also known as renal toxicity.

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