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ArticleNature communications2025

A noninvasive model for chronic kidney disease screening and common pathological type identification from retinal images.

Qianni Wu, Jianbo Li, Lanqin Zhao, Dong Liu, Jingyi Wen, Yunuo Wang, Yiqin Wang, Naya Huang, Lanping Jiang, Qinghua Liu and 37 more

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Qianni Wu *State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Jianbo Li *Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Lanqin Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5182-3678
Dong Liu *State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Jingyi Wen *State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Yunuo Wang *Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yiqin Wang *Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Naya HuangDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Lanping JiangDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qinghua LiuDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6385-5482
Hanming LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Pengxia WanDepartment of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shicong YangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenfang ChenDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongjian YeDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Mohammed Haji Rashid HassanBanadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Ahmed Hassan NurBanadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Zefang DaiDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-8464-509X
Jie GuoDepartment of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, China.
Shanshan ZhouDepartment of Nephrology, The First People's Hospital of Kashi, Kashi Prefecture, China.
Jianwen YuDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Weixing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-5034
Wenben ChenState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Ruiyang LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Wai Cheng IaoState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Juan-Juan FengHealth Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan WangHealth Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hua HongHealth Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Peihong YinDepartment of Nephrology, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan, China.
Qing YeDepartment of Nephrology, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan, China.
Chao XieThe First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Min ZhuThe First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Xiaoyi LiuThe First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Yaozhong KongThe First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Jie WangDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Ruiying MaDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Yu XiaoDepartment of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, China.
Guoguang ChenDepartment of Nephrology, Shanxi Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Institute, Taiyuan, China.
Rongguo FuDepartment of Nephrology, Second Affiliated hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Yuhe KeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Jasmine Ong Chiat LingDuke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Charumathi SabanayagamOphthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-4719
Daniel Shu Wei TingDuke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Kar Keung ChengInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1516-1857
Duoru LinState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China. lindr5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-1801
Wei ChenDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. chenwei99@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4560-4599
Haotian LinState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, China. linht5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4672-9721

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82370707National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82371111National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92368205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health challenge, but invasive renal biopsies, the gold standard for diagnosis and prognosis, are often clinically constrained. To address this, we developed the kidney intelligent diagnosis system (KIDS), a noninvasive model for renal biopsy prediction using 13,144 retinal images from 6773 participants. The KIDS achieves an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.839-0.993 for CKD screening and accurately identifies the five most common pathological types (AUC: 0.790-0.932) in a multicenter and multi-ethnic validation, outperforming nephrologists by 26.98% in accuracy. Additionally, the KIDS further predicts disease progression based on pathological classification. Given its flexible strategy, the KIDS can be adapted to local conditions to provide a tailored tool for patients. This noninvasive model has the potential to improve CKD clinical management, particularly for those who are ineligible for biopsies.

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Mass ScreeningRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetinaAdultAgedBiopsyDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedROC Curve

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