ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most frequent and severe complications of diabetes mellitus and a leading etiological cause of chronic kidney disease. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to prevent further deterioration of kidney function. Albuminuria has been considered to be the clinical hallmark of diabetic kidney disease and is used for its diagnosis and follow-up. Although microalbuminuria is a marker established in the clini...