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Association of HDL2b with chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus populations.

Key takeaways

HDL is often called good cholesterol and has long been assumed to protect the kidneys. This study measured different subtypes of HDL in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes and checked which of them also had chronic kidney disease, focusing on a subtype called HDL2b. Everyone was measured at a single point in time, so it shows a link between that subtype and kidney damage, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Tang H · Ye Z · Hong G · Li X · Liang Y · Zou H · Deng D

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 10
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42638941/