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Diabetic nephropathy: is it always there? Assumptions, weaknesses and pitfalls in the diagnosis

Diabetic nephropathy: is it always there? Assumptions, weaknesses and pitfalls in the diagnosis Diabetic nephropathy is defined as a microvascular complication of the kidneys induced by diabetes mellitus and is characterized by albuminuria and progressive loss of kidney function. However, neither albuminuria nor glomerular filtration rate decline are diabetic nephropathyspecific markers, thus the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy greatly depends on assumptions. several factors should be taken into account when urinary albumin levels are assessed before establishing the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy, while newer more specific markers for diabetic nephropathy are urgently needed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hormones Springer Journals

Diabetic nephropathy: is it always there? Assumptions, weaknesses and pitfalls in the diagnosis

Hormones , Volume 16 (4) – Dec 30, 2017

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by Hellenic Endocrine Society
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Endocrinology; Metabolic Diseases
ISSN
1109-3099
eISSN
2520-8721
DOI
10.14310/horm.2002.1755
pmid
29518755
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Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy is defined as a microvascular complication of the kidneys induced by diabetes mellitus and is characterized by albuminuria and progressive loss of kidney function. However, neither albuminuria nor glomerular filtration rate decline are diabetic nephropathyspecific markers, thus the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy greatly depends on assumptions. several factors should be taken into account when urinary albumin levels are assessed before establishing the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy, while newer more specific markers for diabetic nephropathy are urgently needed.

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HormonesSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 30, 2017

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