Abstract:Editroial on the Research TopicAdvances in the research of diabetic nephropathy volume II In the past, renal impairment due to diabetes mellitus was predominantly a condition that was first preceded by albuminuria and then followed by a decrease in eGFR (1, 2). Recently, however, a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) without obvious albuminuria has been observed. Therefore, the concept of diabetic kidney disease has been proposed as an umbrella concept for diabetic nephropathy (1, 2). In recent years,… Show more
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