MEP1A and diabetic kidney disease: The following potential proteases for the different CKD aetiologies were identified: ADPKD (MMP7), MCD (CTSB, CTSD, CTSE, MEP1A, MMP7, PGA3), MGN (MMP3, MMP7, MMP9, MMP13, MMP14), IgAN (MMP7), FSGS (MMP3, MMP7), vasculitis (PGA3), nephritis (MMP7, MMP9), nephrosclerosis (MMP7), and DKD (MMP9).