CCN2 and diabetic kidney disease: A high expression of YAP, TEAD, and CTGF was found in renal tissue of patients with type 2 DKD suggesting a key role of YAP in renal damage, while YAP expression is also correlated with Systolic BP, BUN, Cr, DKD stage, DKD pathological grade, serum albumin, and eGFR (111).