By Ken Stephens
"This is important news for patients with chronic kidney disease, who hopefully will benefit from these discoveries in the coming years."
Mutombo, who played 18 seasons for the NBA, spearheaded and helped fund the creation of the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in 2007 – the first modern medical facility to be built in decades on the outskirts of his hometown, the Congolese capital of Kinshasa.