The next generation: urinary epidermal growth factor is associated with an early decline in kidney function in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an auto-immune metabolic disease with chronic hyperglycaemia. For many patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), it is challenging to maintain near-normal glucose blood levels and to reduce the risk of both acute (hypoglycaemia, ketoacidosis) and chronic microvascular (retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy) and macrovascular complications [1,2].

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - July 7, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Kristien J. Ledeganck, Marieke den Brinker, Emma Peeters, Aline Verschueren, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Annick France, Hilde Dotremont, Dominique Trouet Source Type: research