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Nephropathy

Nephropathy denotes disease or damage of the kidney, encompassing injury to the glomeruli, tubules, interstitium, or renal vasculature that impairs filtration and waste clearance and can progress to chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Major causes include diabetes and hypertension, with additional contribution…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 49× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2374-9431 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Nephropathy denotes disease or damage of the kidney, encompassing injury to the glomeruli, tubules, interstitium, or renal vasculature that impairs filtration and waste clearance and can progress to chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Major causes include diabetes and hypertension, with additional contributions from immune-mediated, toxic, and genetic mechanisms, and characterisation often combines clinical, histopathological, molecular, and bioinformatic approaches. Diabetic nephropathy in particular is a leading driver of end-stage renal disease and a focus of computational resource development. Research relevant to this area examines bioinformatic resources for diabetic nephropathy, primary membranous nephropathy flare following COVID-19 vaccination, and the toxicity of iodinated radiographic contrast agents relevant to renal injury. Allied work addresses self-management and quality of life in type 2 diabetes, living kidney transplantation and delayed graft function, the role of BCL-2 and BAK genes in chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis, hepcidin polymorphisms in anaemia of chronic kidney disease, and proteomic and genomic techniques in diagnostics. These studies integrate nephrology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and clinical medicine to clarify the mechanisms, diagnosis, and management of kidney disease, including its diabetic form. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on nephropathy, renal molecular pathology, and the bioinformatics of diabetes-related kidney disease.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2013

Bioinformatic Resources for Diabetic Nephropathy

Jayne McKnight AmyCorresponding author
Nephrology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast
Exact topic Bioinformatics And Diabetes Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-13-226

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 49 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Bioinformatics And Diabetes (ISSN 2374-9431).

Journal editorial board
Wei Wang · United States Chol Hee Jung · Australia Emile Chimusa · United Kingdom

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