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From: Increased urinary Smad3 is significantly correlated with glomerular hyperfiltration and a reduced glomerular filtration rate and is a new urinary biomarker for diabetic nephropathy

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Urinary smad3 in control subjects and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). a Patients with T2DM were divided into four subgroups according to the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with values of ≥131, 90–130, 60–89 and <60 ml/min/1.73 m2. b Patients with T2DM were divided into three subgroups according to albuminuria, including normoalbuminuria, microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria. c Urinary smad3 levels in 95 normoalbuminuria and 150 microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria patients with T2DM according to the eGFR. *P <0.05 vs. controls; #P <0.05 vs. normal eGFR group (90–130 ml/min/1.73 m2)

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