Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as an early biochemical marker of microalbuminuria in predicting early kidney damage in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Abstract:diabetic nephropathy is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. The study was done to evaluate the diagnostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGaL) urine level as a biomarker for the early detection of nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients. This study was performed on 150 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus classified into three equal groups according to their urine albumin/ creatinine ratio (ACR), including patients with normoalbuminuria (ACR < 30 mg/g creatinine… Show more
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