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    Newly Discovered Proteins Protect against Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease

    July 2, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    The cumulative incidence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) according to index of protection of three proteins, Index=0/3 indicates no protection whereas Index=3/3 indicates full protection
    The cumulative incidence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) according to index of protection of three proteins, Index=0/3 indicates no protection whereas Index=3/3 indicates full protection

    Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in diabetes, according to research from the Joslin Diabetes Center that will be published 30th June in Science Translational Medicine.

    “As well as acting as biomarkers for advancing kidney disease risk in diabetes, the proteins may also serve as the basis for future therapies against progression to the most serious types of kidney disease,” said Andrzej S. Krolewski MD, Ph.D...

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