Association of serum galectin-3 levels and LGALS3 gene expression across albuminuria categories in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide because conventional markers, such as urinary albumin and the estimated glomerular filtration rate, are not sensitive enough to detect renal stress until significant damage has occurred. Galectin-3 (Gal-3), a β-galactoside-bin...