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Not all kidney disease in patients with diabetes is diabetic nephropathy

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Abhilash Koratala, Gajapathiraju Chamarthi & Edlira Maska

  2. Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    William L. Clapp

  3. Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100224, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    Abhilash Koratala

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Koratala, A., Chamarthi, G., Maska, E. et al. Not all kidney disease in patients with diabetes is diabetic nephropathy. Intern Emerg Med 13, 1131–1132 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1895-x

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