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Alleviating the burden of diabetic nephropathy

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Many patients with diabetic nephropathy progress to end-stage renal disease. New research in disease detection, diagnosis, and novel treatments will hopefully alleviate the burden of diabetic nephropathy in the future.

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Gray, S., Cooper, M. Alleviating the burden of diabetic nephropathy. Nat Rev Nephrol 7, 71–73 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2010.176

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