Urinary cyclophilin A in Egyptian patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy: correlation with urine albumin/creatinine ratio

Introduction Albuminuria is commonly used to predict the onset and to follow the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN), but it lacks both sensitivity and specificity in early stages. Aim We assessed urinary cyclophilin A (CypA) as a biomarker for the diagnosis of DN in Egyptian patients with type...

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Main Authors: Aasem Saif, Eman Elsayed, Amr Shaker, Tarek Ramzy, Basma Zaghlol, Shrook Mousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=790;epage=794;aulast=Saif