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We hypothesized that histopathological evaluation of kidney biopsy specimens would reveal a high prevalence of non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD) among patients clinically diagnosed with DKD and identify factors associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed 68 adult patients with diabetes mellitus who underwent kidney biopsy between 2013 and 2023, including type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM, n = 7), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM, n = 41), and steroid-induced diabetes mellitus (SIDM, n = 20). Demographic, clinical, biochemical, and histopathological data were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Kidney biopsy revealed isolated DN in 14.7% of cases, NDKD in 75%, and mixed DN + NDKD lesions in 10.3%. DN was most prevalent in T1DM (57.1%), less common in T2DM (29.3%), and rare in SIDM (5.0%) (P = .014; \u03c72 = 11.62; Cram\u00e9r's V = 0.26). Diabetic retinopathy was present in 11.8% of patients and hypertension in 88.2%. Among NDKD cases, the most frequent diagnoses were membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (17.6%), membranous nephropathy (14.7%), and AL amyloidosis (10.3%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In most patients with diabetes mellitus, kidney lesions are not consistent with classical diabetic nephropathy. The limited specificity of clinical parameters underscores the need for kidney biopsy to establish the true etiology of kidney injury. These findings support the KDIGO 2024 paradigm promoting a causal diagnostic approach (\u201cCKD due to DM\u201d) and highlight the role of kidney biopsy in preventing DKD misclassification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/joneph\/aajag155","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,1]],"date-time":"2026-06-01T11:20:48Z","timestamp":1780312848000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mislabeling No More: What Kidney Biopsies Reveal in Diabetes"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"given":"Ma\u0142gorzata","family":"Rodzo\u0144-Norwicz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Endocrinology with Nuclear Medicine Laboratory and Dialysis Center, State Hospital 2 in Rzesz\u00f3w , Rzesz\u00f3w ,","place":["Poland"]},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Physiology, University of Rzesz\u00f3w , Rzesz\u00f3w 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