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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a risk factor for CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes

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Targher G et al. (2008) Increased risk of CKD among type 2 diabetics with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 19: 1564–1570

The proportion of patients with type 2 diabetes who are on dialysis is steadily increasing. Early treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) delays the onset of end-stage renal disease in these individuals; therefore, the identification of risk factors for CKD is imperative. Targher et al. investigated whether nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is thought to affect 70–75% of patients with type 2 diabetes, is a risk factor for CKD in this population.

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a risk factor for CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 593 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0934x

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