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Editorial
. 2021 Jun 29:9:712834.
doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.712834. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: Molecular Mechanisms in Chronic Kidney Disease

Claudia Torino  1 , Evangelia Dounousi  2 , Samar Abd ElHafeez  3 , Nejra Prohic  4
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Editorial: Molecular Mechanisms in Chronic Kidney Disease

Claudia Torino et al. Front Cell Dev Biol. .
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Keywords: CKD; ESRD; aetiology; biomarkers; risk factors.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Molecular mechanisms underlying CKD have not been fully understood. Recent studies, thanks to the application of new technology and more efficient animal models, have shed light on novel mechanisms and biomarkers of CKD, also unravelling the role of kidney on glucose metabolism, CKD and CVD complications.
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