Urine Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Zeynep Nagehan Yuruk YildirimAlev YilmazCemile PehlivanogluAsuman GedikbasiMehmet YildizAhmet DiricanRüveyde BundakFeyza DarendelılerSevinc EmreAhmet NayirPublished in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2018)
Our findings suggest that urinary biomarkers of fibrosis do not show an increase in diabetic children without microalbuminuria. The results also indicate that the risk of early fibrosis may increase as age of onset of T1DM decreases.