MicroRNAs and Risk Factors for Diabetic Nephropathy in Egyptian Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.

Shereen Abdelghaffar Hassan Shora Sahar Abdelatty Fatma Elmougy Riham El Sayed Heba Abdelrahman Hend Mehawed Soliman HebatAllah Fadel Algebaly Sakinatalfouad Ahmed Peter Alfy Yasmine Elshiwy

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)

miRNA-377, miRNA-93, miRNA-216a, and miRNA-21 may be implicated in the pathogenesis of DN, while miRNA-25 may have a reno-protective role. More studies are needed to document the value of these miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers as well as therapeutic targets in DN.

Keyphrases

diabetic nephropathy