Association of significantly elevated plasma levels of NGAL and IGFBP4 in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Association of significantly elevated plasma levels of NGAL and IGFBP4 in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Abstract Background Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a type of progressive kidney disease affecting approximately 40% of patients with diabetes. Current DN diagnostic criteria predominantly rely on albuminuria and serum creatinine (sCr) levels. However, the specificity and reliability of both markers ar...

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Main Authors: Hamad Ali, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Eman Alshawaf, Sriraman Devarajan, Yousif Bahbahani, Irina Al-Khairi, Preethi Cherian, Zahra Alsairafi, Vidya Vijayan, Fahd Al-Mulla, Abdulnabi Al Attar, Jehad Abubaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
DN
NGAL
IGFBP-4
IGFBP, diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02692-z

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