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