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Advanced glycation end products as predictors of renal function in youth with type 1 diabetes

To examine if skin autofluorescence differed in early adulthood between individuals with type 1 diabetes and age-matched controls and to ascertain if sAF aligned with risk for kidney disease.

Citation:
Forbes JM, Le Bagge S, Righi S, Fotheringham AK, …… Jones TW, Couper J, Donaghue K, et al. Advanced glycation end products as predictors of renal function in youth with type 1 diabetes. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):9422.

Keywords:
Adolescent; Blood Glucose/analysis; Diabetes Mellitus; Type 1; mortality; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Glycated Hemoglobin A/analysis; Glycation End Products, Advanced analysis; Kidney pathology; Kidney Diseases; Optical Imaging; Risk; Skin

Abstract:
To examine if skin autofluorescence differed in early adulthood between individuals with type 1 diabetes and age-matched controls and to ascertain if sAF aligned with risk for kidney disease.