The increasing global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) has prompted research efforts to tackle the growing epidemic of diabetic …

Background: Although the number of patients reaching end-stage kidney disease without a
biopsy-proven diagnosis is increasing, the utility of renal biopsy is still an object of debate …

Background. The utility of renal biopsy in patients with diabetes is highly debated. Diabetics
with rapidly worsening renal disease are often 'clinically'labelled as having diabetic …

Aims/hypothesis The aim of this meta-analysis is to determine the predictive value of
diabetic retinopathy in differentiating diabetic nephropathy from non-diabetic renal diseases …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most important long-term complications of diabetes.
Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease have an increased risk of all-cause …

Introduction Renal biopsy performed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for
atypical or suspected diabetic kidney disease (DKD) reveals one of three possibilities …

Background Renal injuries in patients with diabetes include diabetic nephropathy (DN) and
non-diabetic renal diseases (NDRD). The value of a clinical diagnosis of DN and NDRD …

Background: Renal involvement in type 2 diabetes is mostly due to diabetic nephropathy
(DN), but a subset of diabetic patients could present with pure non-diabetic renal disease …

Background The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic nephropathy (DN) have
risen rapidly in the past few decades and have become an economic burden to the …

Aims To investigate the renal pathological implications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
with renal involvement. Methods A total of 328 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with …