The renal tubular damage marker urinary N-acetyl- β-d-glucosaminidase may be more closely associated with early detection of atherosclerosis than the glomerular damage marker albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes

To determine the association between urinary N-acetyl- β-d-glucosaminidase (NAG), a marker of renal tubulopathy, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D)...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - January 26, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: So Ra Kim, Yong-ho Lee, Sang-Guk Lee, Eun Seok Kang, Bong-Soo Cha and Byung-Wan Lee Source Type: research