Kidney Biopsy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Critical Reflections on Present Indications and Diagnostic Alternatives

Kidney Biopsy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Critical Reflections on Present Indications and Diagnostic Alternatives

Roughly 3% of patients worldwide with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) already have an overt nephropathy at diagnosis and about 20–30% of the remaining ones develop a complication of this kind later in life. The early identification of kidney disease in diabetic patients is importa...

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Main Authors: Domenico Santoro, Massimo Torreggiani, Vincenzo Pellicanò, Valeria Cernaro, Roberta Maria Messina, Elisa Longhitano, Rossella Siligato, Guido Gembillo, Ciro Esposito, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
diabetic nephropathy
diabetic kidney disease
type 2 diabetes
CKD
renal biopsy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/11/5425

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