Identifying Parameters to Distinguish Non-Diabetic Renal Diseases from Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

Shuang Liang; Xue-Guang Zhang; Guang-Yan Cai; Han-Yu Zhu; Jian-Hui Zhou; Jie Wu; Pu Chen; Shu-peng Lin; Qiang Qiu; Xiang-Mei Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064184

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Identifying Parameters to Distinguish Non-Diabetic Renal Diseases from Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

Shuang Liang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shuang Liang, Xue-Guang Zhang

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xue-Guang Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Shuang Liang, Xue-Guang Zhang

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Guang-Yan Cai ,

* E-mail: caiguangyan@sina.com (GYC); xmchen301@126.com (XMC)

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Han-Yu Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jian-Hui Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jie Wu,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Pu Chen,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Shu-peng Lin,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qiang Qiu,

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xiang-Mei Chen

* E-mail: caiguangyan@sina.com (GYC); xmchen301@126.com (XMC)

Affiliation Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Identifying Parameters to Distinguish Non-Diabetic Renal Diseases from Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

Shuang Liang,
Xue-Guang Zhang,
Guang-Yan Cai,
Han-Yu Zhu,
Jian-Hui Zhou,
Jie Wu,
Pu Chen,
Shu-peng Lin,
Qiang Qiu,
Xiang-Mei Chen

Published: May 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064184

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