Relative leucocyte telomere length is associated with incident end-stage kidney disease and rapid decline of kidney function in type 2 diabetes: analysis from the Hong Kong Diabetes Register.
Feifei ChengAndrea On Yan LukHongjiang WuClaudia Ha-Ting TamCadmon K P LimBaoqi FanGuozhi JiangLuke CarrollAimin YangEric S H LauAlex C W NgHeung-Man LeeElaine Y K ChowAlice Pik-Shan KongAnthony C KeechMugdha V JoglekarWing-Yee SoAnandwardhan A HardikarJuliana Chung Ngor ChanAndrzej S JanuszewskiRonald C W MaPublished in: Diabetologia (2021)
rLTL is independently associated with incident ESKD and rapid eGFR loss in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Telomere length may be a useful biomarker for the progression of kidney function and ESKD in type 2 diabetes.