Publication Name	World Journal of Diabetes
Manuscript ID	4677
Country	United States

Received	2013-07-15 13:46
Peer-Review Started	2013-07-15 15:02
To Make the First Decision	2013-08-21 18:47
Return for Revision	2013-08-27 15:53
Revised	2013-10-31 05:43
Second Decision	2013-11-15 19:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-11-16 01:29
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-12-20 16:49

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Category	Urology & Nephrology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Diabetic nephropathy: Is it time yet for routine kidney biopsy?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Maria L Gonzalez Suarez, David B Thomas, Laura Barisoni and Alessia Fornoni
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Corresponding Author	Alessia Fornoni, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1601 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, United States. afornoni@med.miami.edu
Key Words	Diabetic nephropathy; Kidney biopsy; Non-diabetic renal disease
Core Tip	Diagnostic tests are useful to predict onset, progression and response to therapeutic interventions in diabetic nephropathy (DN). Renal biopsies help to classify renal diseases in three major groups associated with different prognostic features: diabetic nephropathy, non-diabetic nephropathy (NDRD), and a superimposed non-diabetic condition on underlying DN. Pathological renal damage is hard to predict only with clinical and laboratory findings. In patients with a higher degree of suspicion for NDRD, it is granted the need of a renal biopsy. For this reason, more studies are required to assess the routine use of kidney biopsies as a gold standard for diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy.
Publish Date	2013-12-20 16:49
Citation	Gonzalez Suarez ML, Thomas DB, Barisoni L, Fornoni A. Diabetic nephropathy: Is it time yet for routine kidney biopsy? World J Diabetes 2013; 4(6): 245-255 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v4/i6/245.htm DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v4.i6.245
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v4/i6/245.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v4.i6.245

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