XORTX Sponsored Study Presented at the American Society of Nephrology – Kidney Week 2024

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XORTX Therapeutics Inc. ("XORTX" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRTX | TSXV: XRTX | Frankfurt: ANU), a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies to treat progressive kidney disease, is pleased to announce the acceptance of an abstract submitted to the American Society of Nephrology (the “ASN”).  The abstract entitled "Xanthine oxidase in rats, mice and humans with polycystic kidney disease" was reviewed by the ASN review panel for scientific merit and novel discoveries.  The study was conducted at the University of Colorado in the independent laboratory of Dr. Charles Edelstein and was sponsored by XORTX and will be presented during the Session Title: Genetic Diseases: Cystic - Therapeutic Investigations and Prognosis.   Selected results from the study include: