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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2018

Assessment of Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Early Prediction of Nephropathy in Type 2 Saudi Diabetic Patients.

Manal S Fawzy, Baraah T Abu AlSel

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Novel Biomarkers for the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2024
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  6. Correlation between urine vitamin DZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023
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  9. The Role of Vitamin D in Diabetic Nephropathy: A Translational Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  12. Current updates on protein as biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Manal S FawzyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1252-8403
Baraah T Abu AlSelDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early detection of diabetic nephropathy (DN) represents a great challenge in an attempt to reduce the burden of chronic kidney diseases in diabetic patients. This study aimed to investigate the potential early prediction role of urinary vitamin D-binding protein (uVDBP) for the diagnosis of DN and to examine the possible correlation to serum VDBP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and insulin resistance in these patients. Serum and urine samples were obtained from 40 healthy volunteers and 120 patients with type 2 diabetes divided into 3 groups: normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria, and macroalbuminuria (urinary albumin excretion rate < 30, 30-300, and >300

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AdultAlbuminuriaBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NephropathiesEarly DiagnosisFemaleHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedSaudi ArabiaVitamin D-Binding ProteinBiomarkersVitamin D-Binding Protein

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PMID29850609
PMCPMC5903345

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