College of Science, University of Diyala discussed a master dissertation on the evaluation of Fibulin-1 levels in the serum of patients with diabetic nephropathy by the postgraduate student, Mr. Alaa Waleed Abdul-Qader.

The dissertation aimed at assessing the concentrations of Fibulin-1 in the serum of patients with type 2 diabetes and compare them with healthy individuals, in addition to determining the relation between its levels and certain clinical variables such as blood glucose, HbA1c, kidney function markers, and lipid profile.

The dissertation reviewed that a significant increase in Fibulin-1 levels among patients with diabetic nephropathy compared to the control group, a less pronounced elevation was also observed in other diabetic patients, as well as studying found a positive correlation in patients with diabetic nephropathy between Fibulin-1 and blood glucose, HbA1c, urea, creatinine and lipids, while the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) showed an inverse relations with Fibulin-1 levels.