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ReviewFrontiers of medicine2017

Normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease.

Chao Chen, Chang Wang, Chun Hu, Yachun Han, Li Zhao, Xuejing Zhu, Li Xiao, Lin Sun

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Review in Frontiers of medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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68 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chao ChenDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Chang WangDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Chun HuDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Yachun HanDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Li ZhaoDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Xuejing ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Li XiaoDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China.
Lin SunDepartment of Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, China. zndxsunlin11@163.com.
Central South University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is one of the primary causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Early diagnosis is very important in preventing the development of DKD. Urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are widely accepted as criteria for the diagnosis and clinical grading of DKD, and microalbuminuria has been recommended as the first clinical sign of DKD. The natural history of DKD has been divided into three stages: normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria, and macroalbuminuria. However, this clinical paradigm has been questioned recently, as studies have shown that a portion of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with normoalbuminuria have progressive renal insufficiency, referred to as normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease (NADKD) or nonalbuminuric diabetic nephropathy. Epidemiologic research has demonstrated that normoalbuminuric diabetic kidney disease is common, and the large number of NADKD patients suggests that the traditional paradigm needs to be shifted. Currently, the pathogenesis of NADKD remains unclear, but many clinical studies have identified some clinical and pathological features of NADKD. In addition, the long-term outcomes of NADKD patients remain controversial. In this article, we reviewed the latest studies addressing the pathogenesis, pathology, treatment and prevention of NADKD.

Indexed as

AlbuminuriaBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyBiomarkersdiabetesdiabetic kidney diseasenormoalbuminuriarenal impairment

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PMID28721497
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