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ReviewChildhood kidney diseases2026

Kidney injury molecule-1 as a biomarker of diabetic kidney disease in children with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis.

Aristeidis Christakopoulos, Nikolaos Gkiourtzis, Anastasia Stoimeni, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Athanasios Christoforidis, Despoina Tramma

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Aristeidis ChristakopoulosProgram of Postgraduate Studies Adolescent Medicine and Adolescent Health Care, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0009-0009-9567-0042
Nikolaos Gkiourtzis4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8348-8520
Anastasia Stoimeni4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0009-0009-5450-8313
Assimina Galli-TsinopoulouProgram of Postgraduate Studies Adolescent Medicine and Adolescent Health Care, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8503-3893
Athanasios Christoforidis1st Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4964-5726
Despoina Tramma4th Department of Pediatrics, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0085-7384

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Abstract

Tubulointerstitial damage is a common diabetic kidney disease (DKD) complication caused by diabetes mellitus. However, many patients may not present with albuminuria or impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR), making it difficult to detect kidney dysfunction. Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is an emerging biomarker of early DKD, reflecting tubular injury before glomerular dysfunction. We explored the association between KIM-1 and DKD in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). We included 10 studies with 842 participants published between 2016 and 2025. A literature search of MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Scopus was conducted from inception through January 5, 2026. The mean difference with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated, and a

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BiomarkersDiabetes mellitusDiabetic nephropathyKidneyPediatrics

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PMID42779561
PMCPMC13587184

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