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Diabetic kidney disease

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 1, Article number: 15038 (2015) Cite this article

Diabetic kidney disease is caused by microvascular damage sustained as a result of diabetes, affecting approximately one-third of patients with type 1 diabetes and half of patients with type 2 diabetes. This PrimeView highlights the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for developing diabetic kidney disease.

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Diabetic kidney disease. Nat Rev Dis Primers 1, 15038 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.38

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