Urinary podocyte stress marker as a prognostic indicator for diabetic kidney disease

Abstract Background Diabetic kidney diseases (DKD) is a the most common cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) around the world. Previous studies suggest that urinary podocyte stress biomarker, e.g. podocin:nephrin mRNA ratio, is a surrogate marker of podocyte injury in non-diabetic kidney disease...

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Main Authors: Lingfeng Zeng, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Kai-Ming Chow, Cheuk-Chun Szeto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03471-8