Plasma copeptin level in type 2 diabetic patients and its role in diabetic nephropathy

Abstract Background Copeptin, the stable COOH-terminal portion of pre-provasopressin and a surrogate marker of vasopressin, was shown to be positively associated with the decline in kidney function in the general population. However, the impact of copeptin on renal function in diabetic patients rema...

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Main Authors: Nevein Nabil El-Soudany, Sahar Saad El-Din Bessa, Heba Ahmed Morad, Amal Abdel Moniem Selim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-023-00207-2