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Serum cystatin C as a biomarker for diabetic retinopathy and its role in diabetic retinopathy-diabetic kidney disease comorbidity.
Journal of translational medicine - 12 Jan 2026
Chen Xiaosi, Yuan Weichen, Zeng Yiyun, Wu Hanyu, Pi Linghui, Yang Yang, Gu Xinming, Zhang Xinyuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To investigate whether serum cystatin C (CysC) can serve as a biomarker for diabetic retinopathy (DR), and explore the comorbidity between DR and diabetic kidney disease (DKD). METHODS: This study used a nested case-control design with Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. A total of 128 type 2 diabetic patients were categorized into no DR (DM), non-proliferative DR (NPDR), and proliferative DR (PDR)...
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