Indian researchers find way for early detection of kidney disease in diabetes patients
India: A recent study has revealed a way out for detecting diabetes-related kidney disease before onset. According to the study, urinary asymmetric to symmetric dimethylarginine ratio (ASR) can be a potential diagnostic biomarker for diabetic nephropathy among the Asian Indians. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
India is a habitat of the world's largest population of diabetes patients. A large number of these patients are at risk of developing kidney failure as a consequence of the condition. Early detection of diabetes patients at risk of developing kidney disease would help them to take preventive measures against the disease onset.
A team of scientists from the National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) in Pune, researchers from the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) in Chennai, and from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru aimed to evaluate urinary asymmetric to symmetric dimethylarginine ratio (ASR) for early prediction of diabetic nephropathy (DN).
The study involved 500 patients with diabetes. Their urine samples were routinely screened and researchers observed biomarkers in these samples.
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